Is assault with a deadly weapon a crime involving moral turpitude for purposes of deportation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Niu v. U.S. I.N.S., 963 F.2d 379 (9th Cir. 1992):
It is well settled that a California state conviction for assault with a deadly weapon is a crime involving moral turpitude for purposes of deportation. See Gonzales v. Barber, 207 F.2d 398, 400 (9th Cir.1953), aff'd, 347 U.S. 637 (1954).
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