Which statement describes a plea of no contest in a criminal case?

The suspect claims he or she did not commit the crime and wants the case to go to a trial.

The suspect claims he or she did commit the crime and does not want the case to go to trial.

The suspect does not admit guilt, but does not wish to fight the charges and does not want a trial.

The suspect does not understand the charges and wants a trial to better understand the accusation.

Question

Brynlee Dalton

Social Studies

21 June, 21:03

Which statement describes a plea of no contest in a criminal case?

The suspect claims he or she did not commit the crime and wants the case to go to a trial.

The suspect claims he or she did commit the crime and does not want the case to go to trial.

The suspect does not admit guilt, but does not wish to fight the charges and does not want a trial.

The suspect does not understand the charges and wants a trial to better understand the accusation.

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Ansley Morrow · Answer 1

The answer is: The suspect does not admit guilt, but does not wish to fight the charges and does not want a trial.

Plea of no contest usually would occurs in either one of these two situations. The first one is that the defendant realize that he could not defend against the situation, so he choose to plea of no contest in order to get lighter punishment. Second is the defendant is offered into a deal to reveal another possible crimes from bigger target.