{"id":13143,"date":"2018-02-06T00:46:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T00:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13143"},"modified":"2018-02-14T04:53:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T04:53:34","slug":"types-of-pleas-criminal-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13143","title":{"rendered":"Pleas (Criminal):"},"content":{"rendered":"

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criminal plea<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span>
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1.<\/strong> Criminal law<\/em>. An accused person\u2019s formal <\/strong><\/span>response of \u201cguilty,\u201d \u201cnot guilty,\u201d or \u201cno contest\u201d to a criminal charge. <\/strong>\u2014 aka plea<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]
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1. The answer required by law of one formally accused of crime. 21 Am J2d Crim L \u00a7 458<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. In criminal cases, a response required by law of a person formally accused of a crime, specifically, either a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere<\/em>, or a plea of not guilty.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

Acceptable Pleas:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

guilty plea<\/span><\/a> – the defendant’s formal admission in court of having committed the charged offense.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n