A new case re: res judicata: Res judicata does not prevent the government from using a previous conviction in connection with second removal proceedings based on its combination with a newly arising conviction when the combination of these convictions constitutes a claim that could not possibly have been litigated during the first removal proceedings. Arizona statute allowing petitioner to vacate previous conviction was for rehabilitative purposes, and government could therefore use the conviction in subsequent removal proceeding.
Mendoza v. Holder
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