Moreno-Alvizo v. Holder

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Moreno-Alvizo v. Holder, 358 F. App'x 988 (9th Cir. 2009)

Moreno-Alvizo v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Because section 261.5(d) of the California Penal Code lacks the element of knowledge required by 18 U.S.C. § 2243, it does not meet the definition of the generic federal crime of “sexual abuse of a minor” under Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 1147, 1152 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc). *989 See Pelayo-Garcia v. Holder, 589 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2009). Likewise, because section 261.5(d) does not expressly include abuse of a minor as an element of the crime and is not limited to conduct targeting younger children, it fails to meet the alternative test for “sexual abuse of a minor” articulated by United States v. Medina-Villa, 567 F.3d 507, 513 (9th Cir. 2009). See Pelayo-Garcia, 589 F.3d at 1015. Accordingly, the BIA erred in determining that Moreno-Alvizo’s prior conviction is categorically an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(A). Id. at 1015.

The government has not asked us to undertake a modified categorical analysis, nor do the conviction documents in the record establish that petitioner was convicted of a crime involving sexual conduct with a younger child. Accordingly, the IJ and BIA erred in concluding that petitioner was deportable due to his prior conviction

PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Alejandro MORENO-ALVIZO, AKA Alejandro Moreno, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished