BOLANOS v. HOLDER

No. 11-72605.

734 F.3d 875 (2013)

William Ernesto Jimenez BOLANOS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara J. Darnell-Allen (argued) and Armineh Ebrahimian , Law Offices of Barbara J. Darnell, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.

Rebecca H. Phillips (argued), Stuart F. Delery , and Ada E. Bosque , Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: SUSAN P. GRABER, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

This immigration case raises a single issue: Does a conviction under California Penal Code section 417.3 count categorically as a "crime of violence" and therefore as an "aggravated felony" because of which the convicted person is ineligible for cancellation of removal? We answer that question "yes" and, accordingly, dismiss the petition.

Petitioner William Ernesto Jimenez Bolanos is a native and citizen of El Salvador...

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