Safe Havens

(A)  Admissions by Defendant.  The factual basis can be established through factual admissions, often made under oath, particularly in federal court, by the defendant.  See § 6.35, infra.

            Factual basis stipulations can qualify as admissions of the defendant and thus become part of the record of conviction, for the purpose of establishing the nature of the offense for immigration purposes.  See § 5.34, supra.