United States Ninth Circuit

An Arizona conviction for solicitation to possess at least four pounds of marijuana for sale, in violation of Ariz. Rev. Stat. section 13-1002(A) and (B)(2), and section 13-3405(A)(2) and (B)(6), constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude for the purposes of 8 U.S.C. section 1227(a)(2)(A)(i).

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/19/2007
• Decided 11/21/2007
• Published 11/21/2007

Judges

• CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PROCTER HUG, JR., WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tarik H. Sultan (argued), Wolf & Sultan P.C., Tucson, AZ, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Terri J. Scadron (argued) and Greg D. Mack, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.