The First Circuit has rejected a claim that a Massachusetts conviction fo possession with intent to distribute is not an aggravated felony because the mens rea for accomplice liability differs under state law from federal law. The court found no realistic probability that a defendant could satisfy the state mens rea standard but not the federal mens rea standard.

The full text of Soto-Vittini v. Barr can be found here:

http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/19-1372P-01A.pdf

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