United States Ninth Circuit

The crime of sexual battery under the California Penal Code constitutes an "aggravated felony" for removal purposes under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2005
• Decided 08/22/2005
• Published 08/22/2005

Judges

• SCHROEDER, Chief Judge., Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, PREGERSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allan Ides, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell Verby and Carol Federighi, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.