Importantly, entering a plea of
nolo contendere to the charge can still cause your license application to be refused.
A plea bargain is an agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor, in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty or "no contest" (
nolo contendere) in exchange for an agreement by the prosecutor to drop one or more charges, reduce a charge to a less serious offence, or recommend to the judge a specific sentence acceptable to the defence.Deferred prosecution, on the other hand, is a type of plea bargain allowing a charge to be dropped under certain terms.
Trent Rashad Jones pled
nolo contendere to two counts of distribution of cocaine, second offense, in violation of Virginia Code 18.2-248.
11-37-16 and to notify local authorities if he moved.<br />In 1996, the Legislature repealed 11-37-16 and enacted a more comprehensive registration scheme, the "Sexual Offender Registration and Community Notification Act." The new law preserved the registration requirements for those who came under the previous statute.<br />Years later, Gibson pleaded
nolo contendere in 2007, 2009 and 2010 to three separate charges of failing to notify local law enforcement of his change in residence.<br />In 2012, Gibson was charged for a fourth time with failure to notify.
RULE 8.080 (ACCEPTANCE OF Amends subdivisions (c)(1)- GUILTY OR
NOLO CONTENDERE (c)(10) to add subdivision PLEA) titles for greater clarity for the reader.
In the chapter on government, the authors help budding reporters navigate government hierarchical systems as well as bureaucratic terms such as "eminent domain," "comptroller," and "easement." In the chapter on how to cover courts, the authors define terms such as "kangaroo court," "grand jury," and "
nolo contendere."
After Peterson pled
nolo contendere to a misdemeanor assault charge, the NFL suspended him indefinitely without pay, including a potential banishment from the league for any future violations of the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy.
He pleaded
nolo contendere (no contest) to a single charge that he had failed to report $29,500 of his income received in 1967.
Furthermore, NRS 632.320(2) allows the Board to consider a guilty plea, plea of
nolo contendere or a guilty finding the same as a conviction.
Society must not consciously promote guilty and
nolo contendere pleas by innocent defendants.