Supreme Court Update – Carachuri v. Rosendo (09-60)

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

This session, Supreme Court will be considering whether a person convicted under state law for simple drug possession (a federal misdemeanor) has been “convicted” of an “aggravated felony” on the theory that he could have been prosecuted for recidivist simple possession (a federal felony), even though there was no charge or finding of a prior [...]