515 U.S. 506 (1995) Cited 1,685 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Constitution "require criminal convictions to rest upon a jury determination that the defendant is guilty of every element of the crime with which he is charged"
Holding that the district court did not err when defining a term in a jury charge when the definition "was consistent with the definition . . . provided by the Supreme Court"
Holding that United States v. Gaudin, 515 U.S. 506, 115 S.Ct. 2310, 132 L.Ed.2d 444, which held that materiality is a jury issue under statute criminalizing falsification or concealment of material fact, applied retroactively to appeal of pre- Gaudin convictions
420 U.S. 619 (1975) Cited 44 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that alien who falsely represented himself to be a citizen is deportable as one who has entered without inspection because he "significantly frustrated the process for inspecting incoming aliens"
In United States v. Lichenstein, 610 F.2d 1272 (5th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Bella v. United States, 447 U.S. 907, 100 S.Ct. 2991, 64 L.Ed.2d 856 (1980), we observed that "[t]his court condemns prosecutorial attempts to influence a jury improperly by reference to more flamboyant, but extrinsic and unproved, activities of defendants."
Holding that misprision of a felony is a crime involving moral turpitude because it "necessarily involves an affirmative act of concealment or participation in a felony, behavior that runs contrary to accepted societal duties and involves dishonest or fraudulent activity"
Holding an ineffective assistance of counsel claim alleging counsel's failure to raise an affirmative defense based on the lack of an indictment had been waived by the guilty plea, because it did not challenge the voluntary and intelligent nature of the plea itself
Holding that the relevancy of other act evidence derives from the defendant having possessed the same state of mind in the commission of both the extrinsic act and the charged offense
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,797 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status
8 U.S.C. § 1229b Cited 5,216 times 24 Legal Analyses
Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”
8 C.F.R. § 1240.8 Cited 312 times 4 Legal Analyses
Applying "clearly and beyond doubt" burden to "proceedings commenced upon a respondent's arrival" or "[a]liens present in the United States without being admitted"