what does it mean if someone pleads no contest to a crime
Nolo contendere In criminal trials in certain United States jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of guilty or not guilty. A no-contest plea, while not technically a guilty plea, has the same immediate effect as a guilty plea and is often offered as a part of a plea bargain.[1] In many jurisdictions a plea of nolo contendere is not a right and carries various restrictions on its use.
Duncan v. Louisiana Do the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to jury trial in state prosecutions where sentences as long as two years may be imposed.
Right to silence The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself or herself.[69][70] At trial, the prosecution can neither call the defendant as a witness, nor comment on the defendant's failure to testify.[71] Whether to testify or not is exclusively the privilege of the defendant.[72][73]
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