De Vega v. Gonzales, __ F.3d __, 2007 WL 2696489 (1st Cir. Sept. 17, 2007) (Massachusetts continuance of a criminal case based on an admission of facts sufficient for a finding of guilt and conditioned on payment of restitution constitutes a "conviction" under INA 101(a)(48)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(48)(A) for immigration purposes, even though no actual finding of guilt had been made in this case).
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First Circuit