broface, 6 months ago Per your article: A plea by a criminal defendant that they will not contest a charge. Your original comment: “Not guilty” doesn’t necessarily mean “innocent”. Often it just means “not confessing” “Not guilty” means you are contesting the charges. No contest means you’re not confessing and not contesting the charges. the prosecution has to go through the motions to prove he’s guilty. This is only true if the defendant contests the charges. “Not confessing” and “contesting” are two different things.
Per your article:
A plea by a criminal defendant that they will not contest a charge.
Your original comment:
“Not guilty” doesn’t necessarily mean “innocent”. Often it just means “not confessing”
“Not guilty” means you are contesting the charges. No contest means you’re not confessing and not contesting the charges.
the prosecution has to go through the motions to prove he’s guilty.
This is only true if the defendant contests the charges. “Not confessing” and “contesting” are two different things.