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Arpaio Current city records project that in Courtroom 8A alone over 1,600 of our clients who voluntarily appear will be booked by city judges.
All CAAs should be aware of the dangers of sending a client unescorted into Courtroom 8A, where immediate bookings for the first five months of 1998 are up 23% compared with the same time last year. More than 27% of defendants who voluntarily appeared in Courtroom 8A on Orders to Show Cause settings were immediately taken into custody. The supervisors predict a new jail will already be needed upon completion of the new $900 million facility, the largest expenditure in Maricopa County history. If we think real hard, together we should come up with a few suggestions that completely do away with jail overcrowding. |
Continued from Page One- Immigration caused or threatened by an intentional or wilful act, or where serious bodily harm is caused or threatened by an act of recklessness; and 3) most sex offenses. A lawful permanent resident is deportable for a single crime involving moral turpitude committed within five (5) years of an admission into the U.S. The crime must also be punishable by at least one year in prison. More importantly, a lawful permanent resident is deportable for two crimes involving moral turpitude, whether felony or misdemeanor, committed at any time, and regardless of the length of sentence. Controlled Substance Offense A lawful permanent resident is deportable for any violation of law relating to a controlled substance (other than a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana), whether a felony or misdemeanor. Firearm Offense A lawful permanent resident is deportable for virtually any offense involving a firearm, whether a felony or a misdemeanor. |
Crime of Domestic Violence,
Stalking, or Crime Against Children A lawful permanent resident is deportable for a crime of domestic violence, stalking, or a crime of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment, whether a felony or a misdemeanor. A domestic violence conviction includes any violent crime against a person committed by a current or former spouse. It also includes crimes committed by an individual who has a child with the victim, or by an individual who is cohabiting with, or who has cohabited with a person as a spouse. It may include any other similarly situated individual, too. This type only applies to convictions occurring on or after October 1, 1996. Dispositions Leading to Deportation In addition to crimes involving "moral turpitude," your clients are subject to deportation for the following convictions: obstruction of justice PLUS a prison sentence of one year or more; bail jumping, where the underlying charge was a felony with a potential two year prison sentence; murder; rape; sexual abuse of a minor (which may include similar misdemeanors); drug trafficking (which could include similar charges if brought as misdemeanors); firearm trafficking; any crime of violence PLUS a prison sentence of one year or more; |
