Garcia-Lopez v. Ashcroft, 334 F.3d 840, 844 n.4 (9th Cir. June 26, 2003) (statement by respondents accredited representative that respondent had been convicted of a felony offense has no legal effect, and is not a binding admission to having committed such offense. Respondents subjective belief about the nature of his offense is irrelevant to the purely legal questions of the category of offense or the maximum penalty). See also Matter of Ramirez-Sanchez, 17 I. & N. Dec. 503 (BIA 1980).
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit