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plea types

What types of pleas are legitimate? I was in a traffic accident in the rain . I was cited for driving too fast for the wet cconditions, however I was on a downhill slope and traveling slow enough that when I hit my brakes and started hydroplaning, I had time to turn the wheel to the right and realize that this was not affecting my travel direction and if it caught that I would not hit square on the front, but would turn completely sideways and hit the other car with my driver door. I don't think that not guilty is completely accurate and am concerned that no contest is not complete enough to have the issue heard.


Asked on 7/10/07, 11:15 am

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: plea types

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You can also plead "guilty with an explanation." Having said that, I would never advise a client to plead guilty to a traffic ticket. Most times, if you are represented by counsel and plead not guilty, you can obtain a withhold of adjudication in return for no contest plea and payment of court costs.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 7/11/07, 12:35 am


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