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What is ‘no contest’

Posted by brestonlaw on November 8th, 2010 under no contest pleas, nolo contendere Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

When a person is charged with a crime he or she has the opportunity to ‘enter a plea’. In most jurisdictions a defendant may say they wish to enter a ‘no contest - nolo contendere - plea. That means that they neither admit to or argue against a crime - it is not a technical admission [...]