Lanferman v. Board of Immigration Appeals, No. 06-3432

Petition for review of an order finding plaintiff removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act for having committed a firearm-related offense in violation of New York Penal Law is granted where, in light of the present court's decision in James, before deciding whether plaintiff committed a removable offense the matter must be remanded to the Board to determine whether New York Penal Law sec. 120.14 is divisible under the modified categorical approach.    

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Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Argued: May 30, 2007
Decided: August 5, 2009

Judges
Before: KEARSE, STRAUB, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.
Per Curium Opinion

Counsel
For Petitioner: ADAM PASKOFF, Paskoff & Tamber, LLP, New York, N.Y.

For Respondent: PAUL NAMAN, Assistant United States Attorney, Beaumont, T.X.