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Matter of Soram

43 Cited authorities

  1. Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,250 times   623 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. Taylor v. United States

    495 U.S. 575 (1990)   Cited 5,296 times   27 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the term "burglary" as used in the Armed Career Criminal Act was to be given its "generic, contemporary meaning" to avoid a scenario in which "a person ... would, or would not, receive a sentence enhancement based on exactly the same conduct, depending on whether the State of his prior conviction happened to call that conduct ‘burglary’ "

  3. People v. Lopez

    19 Cal.4th 282 (Cal. 1998)   Cited 587 times
    Ruling that § 647.6, subd. is not an LIO offense of a nonforcible lewd touching under § 288, subd.

  4. U.S. v. Baron-Medina

    187 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 175 times
    Holding that " the touching of an underage child's body (b) with a sexual intent" constitutes generic federal "sexual abuse of a minor"

  5. U.S. v. Trinidad-Aquino

    259 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 90 times
    Holding California conviction for DUI causing bodily injury is not a crime of violence under § 16 because the phrase "use . . . against" implies a volitional act and California statute could be violated through mere negligence

  6. Fregozo v. Holder

    576 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 54 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that California’s misdemeanor child endangerment statute was not a crime of child abuse under the INA because it did not require "any particular likelihood of harm to a child"

  7. People v. Dunaway

    88 P.3d 619 (Colo. 2004)   Cited 60 times
    Holding that due process did not require alternative theories presented to the jury to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, provided evidence was sufficient to support a conviction on one theory

  8. U.S. v. Lopez-Solis

    447 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2006)   Cited 52 times
    Holding that "even the least egregious conduct the statute covers must qualify" for there to be a categorical match

  9. People v. Weinreich

    119 P.3d 1073 (Colo. 2005)   Cited 48 times
    Finding reversible plain error where a jury instruction paralleled an outdated version of a criminal statute and an instruction conforming to the present statute was readily available

  10. Lybarger v. People

    807 P.2d 570 (Colo. 1991)   Cited 51 times
    Holding that improper jury instruction on affirmative defense could not be considered harmless where instructional error effectively removed affirmative defense from jury's consideration and thereby made unclear the prosecution's burden of proof as to that defense

  11. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 8,055 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  12. Section 273a - Endangerment of child

    Cal. Pen. Code § 273a   Cited 2,422 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Criminalizing offenses against children

  13. Section 2C:24-4 - Endangering welfare of children

    N.J. Stat. § 2C:24-4   Cited 1,407 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Providing the same, but replacing, from the 1984 version, "third degree" with "second degree" and "fourth degree" with "third degree"

  14. Section 16-5-70 - Cruelty to children

    Ga. Code § 16-5-70   Cited 381 times
    Defining second degree child cruelty as occurring "when person with criminal negligence causes a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain"

  15. Section 6303 - Definitions

    23 Pa. C.S. § 6303   Cited 309 times
    Adopting culpability definitions provided in 18 Pa.C.S. § 302

  16. Section 30-6-1 - Abandonment or abuse of a child

    N.M. Stat. § 30-6-1   Cited 284 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Criminalizing as a first-degree felony child abuse that results in great bodily harm

  17. Section 13-3623 - Child or vulnerable adult abuse; emotional abuse; classification; exceptions; definitions

    Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3623   Cited 214 times
    Adopting § 8-201's definition of abuse

  18. Section 726.6 - Child endangerment

    Iowa Code § 726.6   Cited 209 times
    Classifying child endangerment as a class "C" felony when serious injury results

  19. Section 200.508 - Abuse, neglect or endangerment of child: Penalties; definitions

    Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.508   Cited 170 times
    Defining "abuse or neglect"

  20. Section 53-21 - Injury or risk of injury to, or impairing morals of, children. Sale of children

    Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-21   Cited 163 times
    Defining the crime of "Injury or risk of injury to, or impairing morals of, children" to include any person who "wilfully or unlawfully causes or permits any child . . . to be placed in such situation that the life or limb of such child is endangered"