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Pleading no contest, or nolo contendere, is a legal term used in court when a defendant neither admits nor disputes a criminal charge. By entering a no contest plea, the defendant essentially accepts the punishment without admitting guilt. This plea cannot be used against the defendant in a civil case based on the same set of facts.

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Is pleading no contest considered a conviction in legal proceedings?

Yes, pleading no contest is considered a conviction in legal proceedings.


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no contest you throw yourself on the mercy of the judge


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Not unless you can prove that you were legally poorly advised. You can't appeal a sentence just because you don't like it, there has to be some factual basis to your appeal.


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Can I plead no contest to a MIP?

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What does pleeding the fifth mean?

Actually it has nothing to do with math. "pleading your fifth" means that you are pleading your fifth amendment which states that you cannot be forced to testify against yourself. So if you are pleading your fifth, you are actually using your fifth amendment right.


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