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Recent Developments Concerning:

Aggravated Felony -- Auto Burglary
April 1, 2000	CERTAIN BURGLARY CONVICTIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AGGRAVATED FELONY CONVICTIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE SENTENCE IMPOSED

Aggravated Felony -- Drug Trafficking
May 1, 2000	AGGRAVATED FELONY -- DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES -- STATE FELONY CONVICTION OF FIRST OFFENSE SIMPLE POSSESSION CONSTITUTES AN AGGRAVATED FELONY FOR ILLEGAL REENTRY PURPOSES.

Avoiding a "conviction" in Criminal Court.
August 1, 2000	HOW TO AVOID A "CONVICTION" IN CRIMINAL COURT UNDER THE NEW IIRAIRA DEFINICTION.

Crime of Moral Turpitude -- DUI
March 1, 2000	SIMPLE DUI IS NOT A CRIME OF MORAL TURPITUDE, BUT DUI WHILE PROHIBITED FROM DRIVING DOES CONSTITUTE A CRIME INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE.

Grounds of Inadmissability -- Reason to Believe
June 1, 2000	GROUND OF INADMISSIBILITY -- REASON TO BELIEVE -- NEW STATUTE EXCLUDES FAMILY MEMBERS OF DRUG TRAFFICKERS WHO KNOWINGLY RECEIVE ILLICIT BENEFITS WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

Post-Conviction Relief--Calif.--Advisal Statute
July 1, 2000	VIOLATION OF GUILTY PLEA STATUTE REQUIRING ADVICE CONCERNING POTENTIAL IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES -- CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT REQUIRES SHOWING OF PREJUDICE.

Sentencing
May 15, 2000	SIMPLE SENTENCING TO AVOID DEPORTATION.