United States Ninth Circuit

Petition for review of the BIA's decision, finding petitioner's conviction for misdemeanor unlawful laser activity, in violation of California Pen. Code section 417.26, is a categorical crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT), is granted where: 1) section 417.26 can be violated by conduct which resembles non-turpitudinous simple assault and has little similarity to turpitudinous terrorizing threats; and 2) violation of section 417.26 does not constitute a categorical CIMT.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2015
• Published 06/17/2015

Judges

• O'Scannlain

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel