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APPENDIX A: QUICK REFERENCE CHART FOR DETERMINING IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF COMMON NEW YORK OFFENSES<br />
Offense<br />
Menacing, 2nd<br />
degree<br />
Class A<br />
misdemeanor<br />
Menacing,<br />
3rd degree<br />
Class B<br />
misdemeanor<br />
NYPL<br />
Section<br />
Aggravated<br />
Felony (AF)?<br />
120.14 No, unless term<br />
of imprisonment<br />
imposed is one<br />
year, in which<br />
case<br />
subsection (1)<br />
probably is<br />
“crime of<br />
violence” AF,<br />
subsection (2)<br />
might be crime<br />
of violence AF,<br />
and subsection<br />
(3) might be<br />
“crime of<br />
violence” AF in<br />
some<br />
jurisdictions<br />
outside 2 nd<br />
Circuit.<br />
Crime Involving<br />
Moral Turpitude<br />
(CIMT)?<br />
Probably.<br />
Other Grounds?:<br />
Controlled Substance (CSO)<br />
Crime Against Child (CAC)<br />
Dom. Violence (CODV) etc.<br />
Firearm Offense (FO)<br />
Prostitution<br />
Commercialized Vice<br />
Subsection (1) is FO if record<br />
of conviction establishes that<br />
offense involved a firearm. If<br />
the victim was a current or<br />
<strong>for</strong>mer spouse or similarly<br />
situated individual, might also<br />
be CODV. A conviction might<br />
also trigger deportability under<br />
CODV clause regarding<br />
“crime of stalking,” and<br />
subsection (3) might trigger<br />
deportability under CODV<br />
clause regarding “violators of<br />
protection orders.” If the victim<br />
was a child, conviction might<br />
be CAC.<br />
120.15 No. Maybe. If the victim was a current or<br />
<strong>for</strong>mer spouse or similarly<br />
situated individual, might be<br />
CODV in some jurisdictions<br />
outside 2 nd Circuit. Might also<br />
trigger deportability under<br />
CODV clause regarding<br />
“crime of stalking.” If the<br />
victim was a child, might be<br />
CAC.<br />
Comments, Strategies & Tips<br />
These are by no means an exhaustive list of strategies and tips<br />
advocates may pursue. For additional defense lawyer strategies,<br />
see Chapter 5. For additional immigration lawyer strategies, see<br />
Appendix K.<br />
Tip <strong>for</strong> defense lawyers:<br />
1. To avoid AF, avoid sentence of one year or more<br />
(get 364 days or less) if possible.<br />
2. To minimize CODV or CAC risks, keep age/<br />
relationship of victim out of record of conviction.<br />
Tip <strong>for</strong> defense lawyers:<br />
1. To minimize CODV or CAC risks, keep age/<br />
relationship of victim out of record of conviction.<br />
A-8 NYSDA IMMIGRANT DEFENSE PROJECT, December 2006
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