someone who doesn’t want to confess can still plead not guilty.
Then they would be contesting the charges. A plea of ‘not guilty’ means you are contesting the charges.
has a completely different function than pleading no contest.
Yes, contesting the charges has a completely different function than not contesting the charges.
You seem to equate a plea of ‘not guilty’ with ‘not confessing.’ This isn’t true. A plea of not guilty means you are contesting the charges.
A plea of ‘no contest’ means you are not contesting the charges, nor are you admitting guilt (confessing.)
Sorry, I’ve explained things as best I can. If you don’t get it now, you never will and I think we should both move on.
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