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Nolo Contendere |
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[Latin, I will not contest it.] A plea in a criminal case by which the defendant answers the charges made in the indictment by declining to dispute or admit the fact of his or her guilt. The defendant who pleads nolo contendere submits for a udgment fixing a fine or sentence the same as if he or she had pleaded guilty. The difference is that a plea of nolo contendere cannot later be used to prove wrongdoing in a civil suit for monetary damages, but a plea of guilty can. Nolo contendere is especially popular in antitrust actions, such as price-fixing cases, where it is very likely that civil actions for treble damages will be started after the defendant has been successfully prosecuted. A plea of nolo contendere may be entered only with the permission of the court, and the court should accept it only after weighing its effect on the parties, the public, and the administration of justice. nolo contendere (no-low kahn-ten-durr-ray) n. Latin for "I will not contest" the charges which is a plea made by a defendant to a criminal charge, allowing the judge to then find him/her guilty, often called a "plea of no contest." (See: no contest) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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admissible Brief of Petitioners capitulation convict conviction Ford, Gerald Rudolph franchise guilty No Contest Non Vult Contendere Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, June 26, 2003 plea Respondent'S Brief | 10) The Pinellas County Employment Handbook indicates in Rule XXIV that an employee can be dismissed for the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendre to a misdemeanor or felony involving moral turpitude regardless of relation to employment and regardless of the withholding of adjudication. Klausner was suspended from the practice of law for three years by an order of the Supreme Court dated November 25, 1998, after pleading nolo contendre on or about May 29, 1997, in Lee County to charges of scheming to defraud, forgery (two counts), uttering a forged instrument, perjury when not in an official proceeding, and making a false official statement. TCI: The evil John Malone walks into court and pleads nolo contendre. |
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