What is the Difference Between a Guilty and No Contest Plea?

“Not much difference” is the wrong answer to the rhetorical question posed in the title to this blog entry. There are three main distinctions between these types of pleas, at least in the context of a misdemeanor case. To read about the practical benefits of a “no contest” plea, vice pleading “guilty,” please click on the following link – https://www.greghillassociates.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-guilty-and-no-contest-plea.html.