In a relatively unsurprising decision, the Eighth Circuit determined that a conviction under section 472 of the California Penal Code (forgery) is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude because each act criminalized under the statute must be committed with an intent to defraud.

The full text of Miranda-Romero v. Lynch can be found here: http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/15/08/143387P.pdf

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