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PC 211 - A robbery is a crime involving moral turpitude that can result in deportation.

By Walin & Klarich

A recent petition denial by the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, has established that robbery under California Penal Code 211 is a crime involving moral turpitude for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This means that a non-citizen immigrant can be deported or deemed inadmissible into the county if convicted of robbery. Luis Mendoza, a native and citizen of Mexico, entered the United States as an undocumented alien in 1983. In 2005, Mendoza was convicted of robbery and sentenced to one year in prison. Based on this conviction, the Department of Homeland Security issued Mendoza a notice to appear (NTA) charging that he was subject to removal from the country because he had been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude for the purposes of the INA...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on December 07, 2010 (boomark / email).