clayton hugh anthony stewart, a043 399 408 (bia feb. 11, 2015)

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STEWART, CLAYTON HUGH ANTHONYA043-399 408

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STEW RT DETENTION FACI T146 CCA ROAD P.O. BOX 248

UMPKIN, GA 3 8 5

Lumpkin GA 3 815

Name: STEWART C AYTON HUGH AN . A 043-399 408

Date o this notice: 2/1 /2015

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Dep me t JusticeExecutive O ce r Im i a ion Review

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Dec sion of he Board of I i a ion Appeals

Da e F B 1 20 5r : CLAYTON GH ANTHONY STEWa k a. Dwa n Anthon M sh

a k a Dway ug Mars ll

REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS

APPEAL

ON BEH L O ESPONDENT:Pro se

CHA GE

otice S c 3(a)(2)(A(iii) &N Ac[ 8 U S C.§ 12 7(a)( )(A)( i)] -Co icted of aggra at d lo y und r sectio 0 (a)( 3)(G)

APPL CA ON T rmination

respo dent appe s om an mmigratio J dge s October 28 2014him remo om the U it d Stat s T e appea il be sus ine a d thewill e t rmina d

e respo de t a a i e a d ci izen of Jamaica as be a law pe aUnit d Stat s since 99 In 20 1 e respondent was co icted of t esection 7 0 of the Mar la d Crimina Code a d was sent c d to a t of5 years all ut 8 m t s of w ich was susp nd d. issu o appco ic ion r rs the respond nt rem a le o t nit d Stat s as al"aggra at d on ely a "the o se r whic t term of impriso1 yearSees c io s 0 (a)( 3)(G) d 237(a)( )(A){iii) of the Immigra i nd 8 S C. §§ 1 01(a)(43)(G) 12 7( )(2)(A)(iii). We conclude at it o s o

A crim is a he o ense nd r s ction 0 (a)( )(G) of the Act i( it r qu r s a t ing ofor e ercis of c o er o r s prope y wi hout consent d i h the depri e ow r f t e righ s a d e s of ow rship . a e of G a-Mad ug 4 &

e 36 4 -41 (B A 2008) see a s a os Gen 709 3d 066 1069 (1 th 20 3) o d cide et r a nse ts his de i io we employ t whic re uires us to cus o mi imu co duc at has a r alistic prob

1 T he respo d n s requ st r r arg men is de ied His request r waii g e is gra t d.

2 he her t e r spond t s o ens of co ictio is a ag a at d lo is awe re iew de o ee8 C F R§ 3 (d) 3)(ii)



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ways g C p noS a e7 A.3d 1092 l 02 Md. 20 0) (discussing e S a e532 .2d 357, 1367 d. 987)) Thus, a ar land j ry s permi ed to enter a gu l verdi taga nst a de ndant harged w th the so lo g as al j rors agree that the i o e r was

omm t e ; the j rors eed ot n o sl agree ow rm of e e e da tcom i ed. Ca d S a e533 A 2d 928 933 3 d Ct. Spe p 98 )

Ina m as a person a be conv e der § 7 04 even t e j rors di agre as to them ne ic he comm tted the o ense it low that the st t te's va ous subsect ons onot e ne a te at ve "e ements o a § 7- 04 o e e rather, t ey me ely descr be a te at ve"mea s b w c suc an o ense may be com i te See S adv. ona50 U 624 636

99 ) p ura ty o on) "[L]eg s e eq ent en merate a te at ve mea o oma cr me w t o t inte ding to e ne separate e ements or separate crime . ) a on

ed S a e aat 8 7 (" A dera j r ee not a wa s de de unan mousl h ofseveral poss b e set of underl ing brute s ake up a pa cular e ement, sa , whi h ofsevera po s ble mean the de e dant used to om it an eleme t o the rime. ) hat is otsu ie t to make the stat te divis b e See n ed S a e e a758 F 3 1239, 46( t ir 2014) o ng that underDe a p "i t e stat tor sc eme is not su that t wout a y require e u to agree to conv ct on the as o one a te at ve a op o e to tother, en t e tatute s not d v b e n t e sense requi ed to just y nvo at on o e mod

atego a approa h. ) There re § 7 04 is ndiv sible an the m grat on Ju ge is preclu edom ond t ng a modi ed ategorica q r i t is matter

o usion we t at the o e se e ed § 0 s eit er a a egori a "theo ense nder se tio 0 l (a)( 3 o t e t or d v s e s v s t e t e o e se o epAc or i gl eO as ot e tablis e lear a d o v ing ev de e hat the respo de t sconvi t onrenders hi re ova e a a a ie o v ted of an aggravated felon . No ot erremova harges e pend ng against he res onde t, and there re t e proceedi gs wi l beterminated.

O ER: he appea sust ne , the Imm gration udge s ecis on i vacated, d theremova procee ngs re ter inated.

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UN D A E D AR MEN OF J CEXECU V OFFICE FOR MMIGRA ION REV W

UN T D TA S IMMIGRA ON COURTUMPK N GEORGIA

Fi e A043 399 08 Octobe 28 201

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C YTON H G AN HONY TEWAR))))

N R MOVAL PROCEED NG

R ON

CHARGE

APPLICATION

ec io 237(a)(2)(A (iii o e Imm g atio a d Natio a i y Ac asame ded i tha a any t e a er admiss o yo have beeco vic ed o a agg avated elony as de ed i Sect o101 (a)(43)(G) o the Ac , a aw e ated to a the o e se ( c di grece pt o s o e p ope ty) or burg a y o e se o w ich a term oimp iso e t o a eas e year was imposed

No e be o e t e Co

ON B HAL OF RESPOND N PRO SE

ON B HALF OF H : KELLY JOHNSON Ass sta t Ch e Cou se

ORA DEC ON AND ORDE R OF HE MMIGRATION JUDGE

INTROD C ON AN RI D C ONAL TA EMENT

O August 20 2014 t e Depa tment o Home and ecurity led a Not ce to

Appea agains t e espo de he i g o th s c a g g docu e comme ced

p oceedi gs a d ves ed ju isd ct o with this Cou 8 C F R ect o 003 1 (a) he

No ice to Appea as bee ad ed in o ev dence as Exhib t No 1

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e espo de s a 3 -yea -o d ma e a e and cit zen o Jamaica w o was

ad i ed o the ted a es at Ba ti o e a and on o abo t ay 29 1992, as an

ig ant

he esponde co ceded to he fo fac ua a legat o s t at e s ot a cit ze o

at o a o he nited ta es t a he s a na e and ci ize of Jamaica hat he was

ad ed to t e ni ed ates in Balt o e Ma and o o about May 29 1992 as an

mig a t a d hat o epte be 2, 201 he was co ic ed e C c i Co t o

P ince Geo ge s County Ma yla d, f he o e se o the t n io ation of ection 7 -104o t e C i a aw A icle Aga ns t e Peace Go e n e t and Dig ity of the tate of

a y and o w ch e ece ed a sen e ce of e yea s i p son e

e espo den de ed being e o ab e as c a ged u de ectio

237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the I ig atio a d Natio a y Ac The esponden den ed t a

cha ge say g tha he has o been co icted o an agg a ated e o y as de ed i

ectio 0 (a)(43)(G) of he Act a aw e a ed o a e o e se (inc d ng ece p o

sto e p ope y) o bu g a y o e se o whic e te of imp iso me t o at east one

yea was posed

he espondent as a t cu ated o f o e e t at e s seeki g be e t s

Cou Howe e e bel e es at he has not bee co ic ed of a agg a ated e ony

RV CE O H O CE O AP AR A D -DAY ERIOD

e espo de as conceded p ope se ice of t e Not ce to Appea a d based

o the esponde t s estimo y and the Ce t f cate of e ice n the N A, th s Cou f ds

t at he No ce to Appea as bee p ope y se ed and a espondent M

ewa , was a o ded en days fo ow g e se ce of he Notice to Appea p o o

appea g befo e a I ig a o J dge

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PL ADINGS

The respondent ad ted o the ou actual a egat o s and de ied the o e a d

o y charge o emovabi i y

Th s Cou nds a the Government as prove by c ea and conv cing

evidence tha e respondent is removab e as charged According y he remova

cha ge as been s sta ned by he Court

D SIGNATION OF COUNTRY OF R MOVAL

The respondent as des gnated Ja aica as h s co n y o remova and e

has adv sed the Cou that he has no ear o re ur i g there.

SUMMARY OF V D NT A Y R CORD O R MOVABILITY

xhibits

The evidentia y record o t is proceeding consists o

xhibit 1, he Notice to Appear

xh bit 2, docke en r es:

coun sstatemen o charges

app cat o or s a ement o charges

probat on revoked a d sentence o the Cou

se tence o t e Cou

comp ai t

xh bit 3 Depa me o Homeland Secur ty br e in support o t e Notice

to Appear

statement o t e facts

tab A docke en r es and sta e e o charges

ab B West aw p in o o Maryland Code C mina Law Sect on

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104 e ect ve October 1 2009 to eptember 30th 20 2 ge e a

t e p ov oE h b t 4 e po de t b ef ( abe ed Depa e t of Ho e a d ec y

b e ppo of the ot ce to Appea

- defe e arg me t

- We t aw pr to t o Mary and Code Cr m a Law ect o - 04

ge era the prov o

e ect ve mm g at o co eq e ce o ce a n Geo g a o e e

Ma y a d Code C m a Law fo mer y c ted a Ma a d Code

A c e 27 Sect o 340

- Co ey Way e ecky et t o er v Er c H Ho der Jr , Attor ey

Ge era e po de t

- tate of Ma y and nce Geo ge Cou ty co t

- EARM regard g tewa C ayto Hug A tho y 043-399-408

-213 arrat ve a d add t o a format on co ta ed there . A adm ed ev de ce E h b t 1 t o gh 4 de t ed above ha bee

co de ed n t e t ety regard e of whethe pec f ca y ment o ed n the text of th

dec o

PROCEDURAL H STORY

The re po de t f t appeared before th Co rt on e tembe 22 201 The

e ponde t co te ted emovab a d the ca e wa re et to October 14 2014

app o mate y th ee week ater The Co rt a g ed a f g deadl e for the

Depa ent of ome a d ecu y of Octobe 20 4, a d a g ed the October 4

t me of the e t hea g a the dead e or the e po de t to f e h rep y br e

At the e ponde t econd ea ng o October 14 2014 e po de t made

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a gume ts ega d ng the convictio , the sen ence a d the sta us o cer ain ami y

Exh bits 1 a d 2 we e marked at ha t me he case was reset to oday Octobe 28,

201 A so o Octobe 1 2014, the esponde t adv sed the Cou t that e did not i e a

b e bu nstead w s ed to on y ake a o a a gu ent to the Cou T e Cou t o e ed

M Stewar more i e to ile a brie , b t he esponde t on y purs ed he o al a gume t

he case was ese to Octobe 28 20 4.

Today on Octobe 28 2014 he es ondent did i act s bm t o he Cou what

the Cou t ma ked oday as Exh b t 4 A though t e Cou no es that t is ma ked on thecove age as Depa ment o Home and Secu b ie n suppo t o t e Notice to

Appea that Exh bit 4 s in act espo dent s b ie

oday on October 28, heari g no objectio om either side, the Co t admi ed

a ou ex bits into the Record o P oceed gs he Court susta ed the aggravated

e ony cha ge and u d t e espondent M Stewa t emovable as cha ged by clear

a d convinc ng ev dence he espo den designated Jama ca as h s co ntry o

emova and to d the Cou that he had no ea o e u ing the e

he esponde t began adva ci g an a gumen rega d ng de vative citizenship

He o d e Cou he came to nited States a he age o 15 a d that his step athe s a

nited States c zen. M S ewa said tha he be ieved he de ived citizenship ro his

s ep ather he Cou o e ed M Joh son the Assistant Ch e Cou se or CE a

oppo un tyto ex o e, i vest ga e or ana yze a y oss bi ity o der va ive c tizenship and

Mr Joh son advised the Cou hat his o ce as a eady ana yzed hat and ou d tha

the es ondent was n ent t ed to any orm o ci zensh p. M ohnson u ther advised

t e Cou that he woul ave no ob ec on r the Cou g v ng M Stewa an

oppo u y to subm t any p oo o c tizenshi to the Court de ivative o othe se M

Stewa dec ined this oppo un ty a d advised the Co t that he was ot going to s e

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his be re he Co r

STA EME O HE W

here is c r en y no eq es fo any r of rel ef be re h s Co r . h s Cour

sees based on he argu en s of bo h sides and based on he ev dence in he record no

r o re e ava ab e r he responden .

The ajo ss e be ore he Cour was whe he or no he esponden was

p oper y charged as an aggrava ed elon The Cou has examined whe her s ealing in

v ola on o Sec ion 7- 0 of he Maryland Cri inal Code (Ma and Code An o a ed

Cri na Law) cons i u es an aggrava ed fe ony he o ense Th s Co r inds ha

responden 's convic ion or s ealing in v o a on o Sec ion 7-10 of he Ma y a d Code

Anno a ed Cri inal Law cons i es an aggrava ed elony he o ense nder Sec on

0 (a)( )(G) o he ig a on a d a ionali y Ac .

oo g a he exhibi s! he Cou sees a on Sep e ber 2 201 esponde

was convic ed in he C rc i Cou of rince George s Coun y Mary and or he o ense

o he n viola io f Mary and Code Anno a ed Cr al aw Sec on 7 0 SeeEx ibi ab A For ha o ense responden was sen enced o five years con ne en

A l b 8 on hs o ha sen ence was suspended

On Aug s 20 0 he Depa en of Ho e and Sec ri y ( HS) cha ged

responden w h re ovab li y pu s an o Sec ion 2 7(a)(2)(A)(ii ) o he Ac as

a ended n ha a y e a er ad ss on responden has been conv c ed of an

aggrava ed elony as defined n Sec ion 01(a)( )(G) of he Ac a law rela ed o a he

o ense ( nc uding eceip of s o e prope y) or burglary o ense which he er of

p son e o a eas one year was ose

To de er ine whe he Mr S ewar was convic ed o an aggrava ed elo y he

o ense i i necessa y o rs ook o he ac s of co vic ion and he s a ory de n

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of the o e se See Jaqqernauth v. U.S. At orn y G ra ,432 3d 1346, 1353 (1 th

Cir. 005); see also ay or v U S.,495 U.S. 575, 598 1990); see also Go al s v

Du nas-A va z 49 U S 183, 185 86 ( 007) obse ving that "[I] in deter i ng

whet r a co viction alls wi hi the scope o a list d o e se (exam le, the o ense

the lower cou s u ifor ly have appl ed the approach . set fo h i Taylor v ited

Stat s"). The statut is divisible ean ng that the statu o y l gua e contain some

o enses t at woul quali as agg avate elonies u der the gener c de in tion a d

others that woul not. he t e Court must ook at the Record o Conviction, mean ng

the dic me t, p ea, ver ct an se te ce o et mi e t e o ens of wh c th

responde t was co vic e . See a so Mat er o Sw ets r, 22 & ec. 709 13 14 (BIA

1999) The Cou s i di g that a pr or conv ction co stitutes an a ravated elo y must

be suppo ed by clea , ne ivocal a d co vinci g ev dence eeWoodby v. IN 385

U.S. 276 86 1966) se also I A Sectio 240(c) 3) A)

Unde A Sect o 101 (a)( 3)(G) a the o e se (i clud g receipt o stolen

p ope ) or bu ary o ense o wh c t e term o i prisonment o at least one year isimpose is an ag ravated elo y Congress di not de ne the ter the o e se.

According y, t Co s e ine it i e ge e ic se se n which t e terms are now use

i e cri i al codes of mos states See aylor 4 5 S at 5 8 Accor ing to he

Board a taki g o p ope consti utes a the w en ve there is cr m nal inten to

deprive t e ow er o their r ghts a d ben ts o own rship e e i such deprivatio s

less t an o al or p rma ent e Ma te oV-Z-S-, 2 & Dec. 338 346 (B A

2000); see also Ma er of Garcia Madruga, 24 l& Dec 436, 438 (BIA 2008) The

l v n h irc has acc p ha ini ion as i s ow . mos v. . .A or ey

G n ral 709 3 1066 ( 1th Cir 013) see a soag rnauth 432 .3 a 353

Here, respo e t was co victe of t eft in violat o of a yla d Code An otated

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C mina Law S ct on 7-104, w ich inc u s a s s of g n a th p ovisions his

statut is ivis b as at ast on of its p ovis ons wou not qua as an agg avat

ony S a lan Co Annotate C i na Law, S ctio -104( ), (p ovis on ? s

not qu a p son act with th int nt to p ive t own of th p op ) h fo ,

o t min w ic of th o ns s espon nt was convicte o w app y th o f

cat go ca app oach an tu n to t R co of Convict on S att ofSweetse , 22

l N D c. at 713 14.

h in ictm nt an conv ct on ocum nts n icat t at r spon n was convict

o st al ng a 2011 yun a Sonata aving a va u of a east $ 0 0 0, but l ss t a

$100, 00, in v o at on of S c ion 7-104 of th c im na aw Look ng to th anguage of

ary an Co Annotat C i ina Law S ct on 1 , it app ars spon nt was

conv ct of th a y an Co Annotat C na Law S ction 7-104(a) fo

naut o i cont o ov p o y o Mary an Co An otate C i ina Law S ct on

7 104(b) fo una t o i cont o ov p op y by c pt on

As t cha g g ocu nt o s not contain any i icat on that r spon ent wasa eg to ave sto n th p pe ty th ough c ption, t is k y t at r spon n was

conv ct d o S ction 7 4(a) S Ex ibit 3, tab A n t is p ov sion, a p son

co ts the th ough t naut o i e co t o ov p op rty i that p son wi fu y o

knowing y ob ains o x s unautho i cont o ov prop ty i th p son ( ) i t n s

o ep iv the own o th p ope (2) wi ful y or knowingly s s conc a s o

aban ons the p op y in a an e t a epr ves th own of t p op y; o 3) us s,

conc a s or aban ons t prope ty know ng th se, conc a nt o abandonmen

p obab w l p v t ow o t o

R spon nt's arg nt, though at t es icul to isce n, app a s to c nte on

t e act t at h was not convicte o a th t an , th o not com an

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u aut o zed ove property of t e ow e and ... he ha t e purpo e of depr v g the

ow e of p ope y " See Ma yla d A otated Code Sect o 34 (a).

Therefore, to conv ct a per o o tea g n Maryla d t e tate u t esta l h

t at t e per o too prope ty o the owne w t the te o dep ve t e o that

property. See on 303 Md. at 340. By esta l h g that t e pe o took t e

p ope e tate tu e abl e that t e per o exe ted co t ol o er t e ope y

Here e po de t wa co v cted o teal g a veh cle w c ea t at the tate

proved that he took t e p ope y Therefore y tak g t e ve c e re po de t exerted

co trol over t a d co tted a he o e e u der Maryla d law.

Tur g to w et e teal ng n v olat o o Ma yland Code A tated Cr al

Law Sect o 7 1 04 co t tute a aggravated e o y t e o e e pursua t to INA

Sect o 0 (a)(43)(G). The Board ha def ed a t o e e a a ta g o prope ty . .

w e e t ere c al nten to dep ve the ow er o t e r r ghts a d e e t o

owner p eve uc dep vat o s le tha total or per a ent Matter o Garc a

Madruqa 4 l&N ec. at 438 quot ng Matter o V Z S l&N ec at 1346 ee al oaqq r auth 43 3d at 1353.

A d scu ed a ove, re po de wa co v c ed of teal g a car v o at o of

Ma yla d Code Annotated Cr nal Law Sect o 7 04 w c u der Maryla d law

equ red re po dent to ave know gly ta e away p operty w t t e te t to de r ve

the owner o that property. See x b t See Ma yla d Code A otated Cr al Law

Sect o 7 104.

Add t o ally, re po de t rece ved a p o e te ce o a lea t a year for t e

o se. e I A ec on 0 (a)(43 ( s a so n ted ta e v.C r op 39

3d 1 91 993 ( 1t C r. 00 ) (ter o pr o e t deemed to clude he

er od o the carcerat on or con ne e t o dered y a Cou t of L w regard e o a y

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suspensio o e mpos ion or execu ion o a impriso ment") us respo de t

as conv cted of a aggravated felo y e t o ense der Section 01 a) 4 ) G) of t e Ac and is removab e See A Sec on 23 a) 2) A) ii )

CO CLUS O

For e easo s set above respo den s ereby ordered

ORD R

T S R BY ORD R D at e espo de be removed from he United

S a es o Jamaica on e c arge con a ned n e o ice o Appear

T e responden and IC counsel a e bo in his cour and bo ave been old

a s ould a y appea be iled i mus be eceived in t e ands o he Boa d of

mm gra ion Appeals no la er an ovember 28 2014 ere ore any appeal is due

by ovember 28 2014

Oc obe 28 2014sign ture

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