"No Contest" – This plea is less often used. In effect, the end result is similar to accepting a guilty plea, but without actually admitting guilt.A plea of nocontest will lead to a criminal conviction, just as a guilty plea would. However, an admission of guilt can be used against you in a civil case. When an accused pleads no contest, he or she accepts the conviction but does not admit guilt. A guilty plea is equivalent to a no contest plea. The terms guilty plea and a no-contest plea are often used interchangeably. Submitting a nocontest plea will have almost the same effect as entering a guilty plea, without you admitting guilt. The advantage of doing one in CA anyway is that a no contest plea cannot be used against you in civil proceedings whereas a guilty plea can. When a defendant pleads no contest, they are not admitting fault.

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