What is the test for "reckless mens rea" in criminal law?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Begay, 934 F.3d 1033 (9th Cir. 2019):
20 In United States v. Cabrera-Perez , we seemed to recognize a difference in "the reckless mens rea" when we suggested that a crime of violence required a "mens rea of at least extreme recklessness." 751 F.3d at 1005.
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