Commonwealth v. Beers, W.

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• noting that in Arizona “solicitation, a preparatory offense, is a separate and distinct offense from the underlying crime.”
• holding Arizona conviction for solicitation to possess cocaine is not a conviction for violation of a law “relating to a controlled substance” within meaning of federal deportation statute
• stating that Congress has expressed great zeal in eliminating illicit drug trafficking and has “clearly spoken against aliens who abuse the hospitality of the United States” in this way
• applying Chevron when deciding whether a conviction for solicitation under Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1002 is a deportable offense within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2)
• exercising de novo review over the related question of whether such an offense constituted a controlled substance violation
• exercising de novo review over the related question of whether such an offense constituted a controlled substance violation

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