United States Ninth Circuit

The Bureau of Immigration Appeals erred in looking beyond the record of conviction to other testimonial evidence in determining whether a crime for which the alien was convicted was a "crime of domestic violence," statutorily meriting deportation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/05/2004
• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  REINHARDT, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raquel E. Hecht, Eugene, OR, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janice K. Redfern,Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.