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· 12/5/2003

Jatinder Pal Singh v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General Charles H. Demore

Citations

  • 351 F.3d 435
  • 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10454
  • 2003 Daily Journal DAR 13184
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 24472
  • 2003 WL 22870958

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding the scope of habeas jurisdiction “is limited to claims that allege 18 constitutional or statutory error”
  • involving only a challenge to the “particularly serious crime” determination and not challenging categorization of the crime as an aggravated felony
  • involving only a challenge to the “particularly serious crime” determination and not challenging categorization of the crime as an aggravated felony
  • \[O]ther courts have rejected the Government's argument that only 'purely legal questions of statutory interpretation' permit the exercise of habeas jurisdiction.... We agree with those rulings\
  • “An aggravated felony that results in at least a five-year sentence is considered a particularly serious crime. Moreover, under Section 1231(b)(3)(B)(ii
  • “An aggravated felony that results in at least a five-year sentence is considered a particularly serious crime. Moreover, under Section 1231(b)(3)(B)(ii

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Judges: O'Scannlain, Tashima, Matz

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