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Solid_Sonic posted...

I'm not sure when pleading "No Contest" (or "nolo contendere" in Latin) has any function, personally, but I've never had to stand before a judge and make a criminal plea. I usually only see people do this when they're dead to rights anyway but I have no clue what it's supposed to accomplish because they end up getting max or near-max sentences.

I guess it's possible that the defense attorney is aiming for some kind of win in the appeals process and not admitting fault somehow helps. It's also possible, since the attorney represents the client but I don't think they can override the client, the kid is just absolutely refusing to acknowledge guilt and insisted on the no contest plea because the evidence makes it impossible to enter a plea of not guilty.