Whats the difference between pleading no contest vs. pleading guilty?
We’ve been advised of our rights, and rather than plead the Fifth, we buckled down with our court-appointed attorney to get to the bottom of this litigious quandary. A boring but effective law dictionary gave us some good advice. It turns out the differences between pleas of “guilty” and “no contest” only become relevant in certain situations. One of the most common reasons why defendants plead no contest to criminal charges is if they’re also facing the possibility of civil lawsuits. For example, say someone is charged with reckless driving. If this defendant pleads “no contest” to the charges in cri
