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COSTELLO v. IMMIGRATION SERVICE

No. 83.

376 U.S. 120 (1964)

COSTELLO v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 17, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Bennett Williams argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Harold Ungar.

Wayne G. Barnett argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller, Stephen J. Pollak and Beatrice Rosenberg.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 241 (a) (4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 provides that "Any alien in the United States . . . shall, upon the order of the Attorney General, be deported who . . . at any time after entry is convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude . . . ."1 The single question to be decided in the present case is whether...

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