Moral Turpitude Watch

Nunez v. Holder (9th Cir. 2010)

The Ninth Circuit ruled that a conviction for indecent exposure pursuant to Cal. Penal Code Sec. 314 is not a crime of moral turpitude.  In a nutshell, the court determined that the wording of Sec. 314 is too broad and encompasses too many types of conduct which may be questionable and tasteless but not necessarily vile or depraved, such as a woman flashing her breasts at a bar, or persons having consensual sex in a bathroom, to be categorically considered a crime of moral turpitude.  Good news, I suppose, for those who have been convicted of indecent exposure.   Although such a conviction won’t render you inadmissible for removable, it still will be extremely embarrassing having to explain your conduct to an immigration official.

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