An initial plea of not guilty entered at the arraignment can later
be replaced by a no contest plea after your attorney has had the opportunity
to make the Court and the State Prosecutor know about your side of
the events which have resulted in the charges you are facing. A
plea of no contest neither admits nor denies the charge and indicates
to the Court that you feel that the agreed upon sentence is in your
best interest. It is preferable that, in return to your plea of guilty
or no contest, your attorney has previously arranged for an appropriate
punishment, or sentence, with which you are in agreement. At no time
should you agree to enter a plea of guilty or no contest without first
being completely aware of the conditions of your sentence.
|
