Jose E. Sandoval v. Immigration and Naturalization Service’s Empirical Analysis
240 F.3d 577 · 2001
Citation profile
37 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3607 · 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1251 (§ 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 108 Ill. 2d 541 - People v. Correa · Gary Laguerre v. Janet Reno, Jose, Martin Avelar-Cruz v. Janet Reno · Hector Tito Lujan-Armendariz v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Mauro Roldan-Santoyo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · 182 Ill. 2d 491 - People v. Towns
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1) that the Illinois judge exceeded his authority under state law, thus rendering the [sentence] modification ineffective, or 2) that the sentence modification was legal but not effective for purposes of federal immigration law.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the INS did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that Sandoval was convicted of possession of more than thirty grams of marijuana.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]ny alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a violation of (or a conspiracy or attempt to violate) any law or regulation of a State, the United States, or a foreign country relating to a controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of Title 21), other than a single offense involving possession for one's own use of 30 grams or less of marijuana, is deportable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ali v. Ashcroft
How this case has been treated — in progress
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