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LEYVA-LICEA v. I.N.S.

No. 95-70572.

187 F.3d 1147 (1999)

Miguel Agustin LEYVA-LICEA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose A. Bracamonte, Phoenix, Arizona, for petitioner.

Hugh G. Mullane, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before: FLETCHER, FARRIS, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge FARRIS.

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Miguel Agustin Leyva-Licea, a citizen of Mexico, petitions this court to review a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding his state conviction for solicitation to possess marijuana for sale to be a deportable offense. We grant the petition for review and reverse the decision of the BIA.

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