NINTH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
-Immigration Law-
Alien’s conviction for “coercion” in violation of Alaska law was not categorically a crime of violence under federal law for purposes of removal, since the offense may be committed by placing someone in fear that he or she is about to become the victim of a nonviolent crime such as blackmail.
Cortez-Guillen v. Holder – filed October 5, 2010