Am after some advice from a legal point of view

[Heid]

From an official answer given to a member on another forum regarding the vwp:

"All VWP travelers agree to accept certain conditions instead of obtaining a U.S. visa. One of the conditions is that they must be able to convince immigration officers when they arrive that they are "clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted" and that they are not inadmissible under any section of U.S. immigration law.

Generally, those who are inadmissible include people who have previously overstayed their period of admission to the U.S., those who have serious communicable diseases, and those who have a criminal record.

People with criminal records are not now, and have never been, eligible to use the Visa Waiver Program. In fact, the VWP arrival form requires travelers to indicate whether or not they have ever been arrested or convicted as a condition for admission to the U.S. It is important to note that the UK Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply to U.S. visa law and the U.S. does not recognize any felony convictions as "spent.""

[ifm]

Well i have to say that's wrong, it depends on the conviction.
I still have the bookmarks, i'll dig em out when i have time to read thru 'em.

[ifm]

I have to say that at the time i searched the net far and wide for this info, i was pretty worried about being turned away and was as thorough as i thought i could be.
As i mentioned i even asked my friends stepdad who is a guard on the US border and he said i would be fine, indeed i was.
I have just done another search and found 2 references to what you say!!!
OMG i think i entered illegally!!

[NoflopsHomer]

I'll do a spread bet on the number of teeth you'll leave him with @ 14.5 to 18.5