The Ninth Circuit has determined that one combination of subsections of Arizona’s basic and aggravated assault statutes qualify as a crime involving moral turpitude. Specifically, an assault committed with by Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury through the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument contains a sufficiently high mens rea and sufficiently serious conduct to rise to the level of moral turpitude.

The full text of Altayar v. Barr can be found here:

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/01/14/17-73308.pdf

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