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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 09:56 am
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what it means to plead no contest.
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Reply Tue 24 Aug, 2004 10:30 am
It means you will not contest the charges against you. It sometimes means the evidence is so overwhelming that you can't put up a decent fight. Sometimes it's used as a plea agreement for a reduced sentence or to avoid a lengthy trial.
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Reply Wed 25 Aug, 2004 07:52 pm
"No contest" (nolo contendere) is a plea made by a criminal defendant. It means that the defendant will not contest the state's charges. In practice, this is like a "guilty" plea, in that the defendant does not go to trial but instead accepts the sentence imposed by the court.

The only reason that a defendant would plead "no contest" is that, unlike a "guilty" plea, a "no contest" plea cannot be used as an admission of culpability in a subsequent civil trial.
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