United States Ninth Circuit

Convictions under an Arizona statute did not amount to a "theft offense" under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(43)(G), where portions of the statute do not require intent, thus an order of removal from the U.S. is not supported.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/12/2003
• Decided 04/16/2003
• Published 04/16/2003

Judges

• Before NOONAN, TASHIMA, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vicky Dobrin, Hilary A. Han, Dobrin & Han, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anh-Thu P. Mai, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondents.