Assertion: defendant | /r/CapableOf | plead no contest
Facets:
value: quite often
type: DEGREE
value: in order to spare others
type: PURPOSE
value: to them
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The defendant can plead not guilty, guilty or no contest.
text: If a defendant pleads no contest, he acknowledges that the prosecutor has enough evidence to prove he committed a crime but does not admit guilt – in other words, that he did it.
text: Sentence bargaining is a method of plea bargaining in which the prosecutor agrees to recommend a lighter sentence for specific charges if the defendant pleads guilty or no contest to them.
text: A defendant may also plead no contest in order to spare others from the stresses of court appearances and potential testifying.
text: Quite often a defendant will plead no contest at the advice of his or her legal advisers.
text: In some cases, the judge or magistrate may allow a defendant to plead nolo contendere , or no contest.