With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". of a crime relating to a controlled substance. Nolasco-Martinez’s 1993 conviction qualifies as a conviction for federal immigration law purposes, regardless of the fact that the conviction was later expunged. Ramirez-Castro v. INS, 287 F.3d 1172, 1174 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Murillo-Espinoza v. INS, 261 F.3d 771, 774 (9th Cir. 2001)). The limited exception recognized in Lujan-Armendariz, 222 F.3d at 749-50 (convictions in state court that, if tried in federal court, would qualify for relief under the Federal First Offenders Act (FFOA) are not convictions under the INA) provides the only exception to the “general rule” that a “conviction” — whether deferred and never entered or entered and later expunged — counts as a conviction under the INA. See Ramirez-Castro, 287 F.3d at 1174 (<HOLDING>). Nolasco-Martinez cannot benefit from the

A: recognizing lujanarmendariz as the exception to the general rule
B: recognizing exception
C: recognizing fundamental error as an exception to the general rule of preservation
D: recognizing general rule
A.