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Deferred Judgment with Suspended Fine Not Considered Conviction for Purposes of Removal

Retuta v. Holder (9th Cir. 2010) In this case, the 9th Circuit addressed the question of whether the definition of a “conviction” in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(48) includes a judgment that withholds an adjudication of guilt and that only imposes a suspended fine.  The case arose because DHS placed Retuta, an immigrant from […]

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