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MARTINEZ-SANCHEZ v. I.N.S.

No. 83-7846.

794 F.2d 1396 (1986)

Santos Carlos MARTINEZ-SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION and NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Vacated August 2, 1985.

Resubmitted July 21, 1986.

Decided July 21, 1986.

As Amended September 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary J. Esparza, Chula Vista, Cal., for petitioner.

Michael Lindemann, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before NELSON, CANBY and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Santos Carlos Martinez-Sanchez, a native and citizen of El Salvador, seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision denying his application for political asylum and withholding of deportation pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(a) and 1253(h). He contends that the BIA applied the wrong standard of proof when it evaluated his asylum claim. He also argues that the BIA's credibility determination...

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