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PLASENCIA-AYALA v. MUKASEY

No. 06-73728.

516 F.3d 738 (2008)

Reynaldo PLASENCIA-AYALA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan M. Westhoff, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Chicago, IL, argued the cause for the petitioner; William J.T. Brown, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, New York, NY, was on the brief.

Liza S. Murcia, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued the cause for the respondent; Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, ROBERT R: BEEZER, and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question of whether failing to register as a sex offender in violation of Nev.Rev.Stat. § 179D.550 is a crime involving moral turpitude within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i)(I). We conclude that it is not, and grant the petition for review from the contrary decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA").

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Reynaldo Plasencia-Ayala is a native and citizen of Mexico...

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