The Second Circuit has determined that a Connecticut conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell is a crime involving moral turpitude. The court reached this conclusion while recognizing that the Connecticut statute criminalized the giving away of a small of a substance.

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

https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/439ddf3d-3b3c-4999-bfcc-e7cacdc4ec27/13/doc/19-1385_opn.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/439ddf3d-3b3c-4999-bfcc-e7cacdc4ec27/13/hilite/

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