§ 9.43 13. Obstruction of Justice
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Obstruction of justice.
Padilla v. Gonzalez, 397 F.3d 1016 (7th Cir. Feb. 22, 2005) (knowingly furnishing false information to a police officer with intent to avoid apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, in violation of 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/31-4(a), is a crime of moral turpitude for immigration purposes);
Knoetze v. U. S. Dept. of State, 634 F.2d 207 (11th Cir. 1981), cert. den., 454 U.S. 823, 102 S.Ct. 109, 70 L.Ed.2d 95 (1981) (South Africa conviction for “Attempting to Obstruct or Impede the Process of Justice” is reasonably believed to correspond to an American felony, the federal crime of “Influencing or Injuring an Officer, Juror or Witness,” 18 U.S.C. § 1503, which has fraud as an element, and is therefore a crime involving moral turpitude).
