WRONG - A no contest plea is NOT an admission of guilt, it is a statement that you don't wish to contend with what is presented FOR WHATEVER REASON. This is frequently done when you don't have the resources to fight the charge, accept whatever restitution is stated and not the original outrageous claim, or do not wish to drag the matter on any longer. I thought we were over this months ago. Take if from someone who knows. A no-contest plea doesn't mean Jack S***. If the District Attorney has a solid case on someone, the DA would not allow a plea of no-contest because a conviction would be assured.
For those of you who do not believe that you can be placed on probation for a civil matter, you need to look at Juvenile law. In Texas you cannot be convicted of a crime until you are an adult (unless you do something so totally out of the ordinary like kill your parents, sister, and rape your dog, skin your cat) and the entire juvenile process is a civil matter in Family court. The juveniles are routinely placed on probation until their obligations or restitution is complete.
Those of you that keep pushing this matter are showing your ignorance on the justice system and civil court. If I write a hot check am I guilty of fraud? Theft by check? Embezzlement? Forgery? I can be placed on "probation" until I pay the back the checks and the $150 court cost for each bad check. I could face a jail sentence or plead no-contest and pay the amount of the bad check with a reduced court cost.
Can we please get over this pissing contest now? Talk about beating a dead horse - My God!
Diverdan
