POLANCO

Citations

• 20 I. & N. Dec. 894

Syllabus

POLANCO, 20 I&N Dec. 894 (BIA 1994) ID 3232 (PDF) (1) An alien who haswaived or exhausted the right to a direct appeal of a conviction is subjectto deportation, and the potential for discretionary review on direct appealwill not prevent the conviction from being considered final for immigrationpurposes. (2) Where an alien failedto file a timely appeal from his conviction and did not show that hisrequest for a nunc pro tunc appeal pursuant to Rule 2:4-4(a) of the NewJersey Rules of Court had been granted, his conviction is final for immigrationpurposes.