Immigration
Mar. 6, 2009
Driving Drunk on a Suspended License Is a Deportable Crime, Court Rules
Writing for a six-member majority, the enbanc 9th U.S. Circuit panel found that drunken driving "offenses committed with the knowledge that one's driver's license has been suspended or otherwise restricted are crimes involving moral turpitude."
Daily Journal Staff Writer In a deeply split decision, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that drunken driving without a valid driver's license is a deportable offense. Writing for a six-member majority, 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain found drunken driving "offenses committed with the knowledge that one's driver's license has been suspended or otherwise restricted are crimes involving moral turpitude." ...
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