Is a minor's adjudication of a misdemeanor battery a crime of moral turpitude?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Preader, H042497 (Cal. App. 2019):
The trial court was not convinced that C.'s juvenile adjudication of misdemeanor battery was a crime of moral turpitude. (Cf. People v. Mansfield (1988) 200 Cal.App.3d 82, 88-89 [trial court erred in allowing felony battery conviction to be used for impeachment because a battery resulting in serious bodily injury in violation of
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