Crimes of Moral Turpitude



 
 

§ 9.73 2. Carrying a Concealed Weapon

 
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Carrying a concealed weapon has been held NOT to be a CMT.

 

Andreacchi v. Curran, 38 F.2d 498 (S.D.N.Y. 1926);

Ex parte Saraceno, 182 Fed. 955 (S.D.N.Y. 1910) (it is only the carrying of concealed weapons without a license that is prohibited by the state, and it could not be held that an act licensed by the state involves moral turpitude).

 

            But see Matter of S, 8 I. & N. Dec. 344 (BIA 1959) (carrying a concealed weapon is a crime of moral turpitude under a Minnesota law that specifies that carrying a concealed deadly weapon gives rise to the presumption that the person carrying the weapon has the intent to use the weapon against another person).

 

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