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No Contest Vs Guilty In Mecklenburg
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Not Guilty You can later decide to change your plea to guilty or no contest if you wish. If you plead not guilty you will have a pretrial conference to try to settle your case. There is no penalty for pleading not guilty. Your sentence will not be more severe or less severe based merely on how you plead.
Pleading no contest is the same as pleading guilty. Its beneficial to plead no contest when there is a potential civil claim against you also so it can't be held against you. Since this is just a simple speeding ticket with no accident, it will be the same outcome.
If you might face a civil case related to your alleged crime, a no-contest plea can help you avoid giving the plaintiff a powerful piece of evidence. On the other hand, a guilty plea might get you a better deal from the prosecution, but it's essential to weigh the potential for a civil lawsuit.
If you plead "nolo contendere" (no contest) you stated that while you do not wish to plead guilty you agree that the prosecutor has sufficient evidence that the court would find you guilty. This is considered the same as pleading guilty as far as the conviction is concerned.
Read more. About 95% of felony convictions in the United States are obtained by guilty pleas (and at least as many misdemeanor convictions), but only 15% of known exonerees pled guilty (261/1,702). Innocent defendants who plead guilty have an exceptionally hard time convincing anybody of their innocence. Read more.
``No contest'' means you are not admitting guilt, but are accepting there is sufficient evidence to convict you. ``Guilty'' means you are admitting guilt. Either way, the court will sentence you for the crime.
No contest is the same as a guilty plea, period. It just can't be used against you in civil case.
It has an important distinction where there are civil lawsuits based on the same fact situation. If you plead guilty, you cannot deny the facts supporting the criminal charges in a civil lawsuit. If you plead no contest, you can still deny the underlying facts in a lawsuit.
