What does entering a NO PLEA mean?

[Zombie]

Just curious.

I have heard guilty, not guilty, no contest(same as guilty) but what does No Plea and then dismissal of case mean?

Koby entered No Plea on his first appearance in court and same here Text


can't find anything on google either.

Be aware this is a very old thread.
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[rickn]

he gave no answer to the question I guess

 

[Zombie]

so does that count as guilty, not guilty or just nothing and dismissed ?

 

[rickn]

I believe so.

guilty

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Zombie
so does that count as guilty, not guilty or just nothing and dismissed ?

It means you refused to speak and so the court assigned a plea for you. I think the court will assign a 'Not guilty' plea, but this MIGHT vary by location. The court is forced by law to order a specific plea (the judge cannot give whatever he/she wants to give).

 

[Hammer]

i think it means they refused to cooperate, remained silent, and didn't enter a plea. i think in that case, the court enters one for you. usually not guilty i think.

 

[Zombie]

Originally posted by: rickn
I believe so.

guilty

but how would that count as guilty if nothing was said and no judgement is passed ?

so does that mean kobe pleaded guilty by pleading NO PLEA even before the case started ?

further if the case is dismissed than its just nothing.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: Zombie

Originally posted by: rickn
I believe so.

guilty

but how would that count as guilty if nothing was said and no judgement is passed ?
further if the case is dismissed than its just nothing.

all those years of watching perry mason, and i haven't a clue. Like one of the other posters said, the court may enter a plea for you. No Plea though means they didn't speak up. You can't force a defendant to open his mouth.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Zombie
so does that count as guilty, not guilty or just nothing and dismissed ?

I think in most jurisdictions if you enter no plea, a plea of not guilty is automatically entered on your behalf.
Obviously they don't just dismiss the case - then why would anyone ever lodge a plea?!

BTW "No contest" isn't quite the same as "guilty." When you plead no contest you accept the punishment that is handed down, but you make no admission of guilt. I think it's most useful to protect yourself from civil lawsuits related to the criminal charge. For instance, if you accidentally killed someone, if you plead no contest, you'll get the law off your back, but the family of the deceased won't be able to use that result to score a slam-dunk in a civil wrongful death suit....

 

[Zombie]

cause I had a friend who pleaded NO PLEA to DUI and judge gave him NO PLEA and continued without finding for 6 months and after that if he had no more trouble than case got dismissed. So he got off easy right?

This was little while ago and I never understood what NO PLEA meant.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Zombie
cause I had a friend who pleaded NO PLEA to DUI and judge gave him NO PLEA and continued without finding for 6 months and after that if he had no more trouble than case got dismissed. So he got off easy right?

This was little while ago and I never understood what NO PLEA meant.

Sounds like what I've heard called "Deferred Adjudication." Keep your nose clean for a specific amount of time and they let you off.

 

[Zombie]

yeh so in layman's term he didn't admit to anything and case got dismissed after some time thus no conviction.

oh and up until now I thought NO PLEA and NO CONTEST were the same thing. I guess I was wrong.

 

[Kriszkubique]

cause I had a friend who pleaded NO PLEA to DUI and judge gave him NO PLEA and continued without finding for 6 months and after that if he had no more trouble than case got dismissed. So he got off easy right?

This was little while ago and I never understood what NO PLEA meant.

 

[Kriszkubique]

I was going to say the exact thing. WOW there are few intellects left in this world.

 

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