Leocal v. Ashcroft, No. 03-583 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 1; 125 S.Ct. 377) (November 9, 2004) (Justice Rehnquist)
State DUI offenses, which either do not have a mens rea component or require only a showing of negligence in the operation of a vehicle, are not crimes of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16 for which an immigrant can automatically be deported.
In this case, the Supreme Court unanimously ...
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