United States Ninth Circuit

In the context of removal proceedings, the offense of forgery under California Penal Code section 476 requires knowledge of the fictitious nature of the instrument, and therefore, is not broader than the federal definition of "offense relating to...forgery" for purposes of qualifying as an "aggravated felony."

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/17/2006
• Decided 06/06/2006
• Published 06/06/2006

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge., Before JOHN T. NOONAN, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Adam V. Loiacono, Law Offices of Shawn Sedaghat, Encino, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Margaret J. Perry, Senior Litigation Counsel & Arthur L. Rabin, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.