LEAL v. HOLDER

No. 12-73381.

771 F.3d 1140 (2014)

Edgar LEAL, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara Lee Hartzler (argued), San Diego, CA; Nicomedes E. Suriel , Law Office of Nicomedes E. Suriel, P.L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner.

C. Frederick Sheffield (argued), Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: DOROTHY W. NELSON, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Edgar Leal ("Leal") petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal of a final order of removal. The BIA held that Leal had been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude ("CIMT") and was thus ineligible for cancellation of removal. We hold that the BIA reasonably determined that felony endangerment in Arizona is a CIMT and thus deny the petition for review.

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