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BIA on CIMT: Matter of Leal, ID 3768, 26 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2012)

September 21, 2012 (1 min read)

Matter of Leal, ID 3768, 26 I&N Dec. 20 (BIA 2012) - The offense of “recklessly endangering another person with a substantial risk of imminent death” in violation of section 13-1201(A) of the Arizona Revised Statutes is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude under the definition in Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I&N Dec. 687 (A.G. 2008), even though Arizona law defines recklessness to encompass a subjective ignorance of risk resulting from voluntary intoxication.