Fourth Circuit· 1/24/2017
Ihar Sotnikau v. Loretta Lynch
Citations
- 846 F.3d 731
- 2017 WL 344277
- 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1222
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that criminal manslaughter was not a CIMT because a conviction could be predicated on criminal negligence
- noting that if the elements of the crime at issue “can include behavior that does not involve moral turpitude, the crime is not categorically one involving moral turpitude”
- \We look at the elements of the crime at issue and determine whether those elements solely encompass behavior that involves moral turpitude.\
- “To involve moral turpitude, a crime requires two essential elements:, a culpable mental state and reprehensible conduct.”
- “We look at the elements of the crime at issue and determine whether those elements solely encompass behavior that involves moral turpitude.”
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Judges: Niemeyer, King, Agee
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