Does a plea of no contest constitute an admission of every element of the offense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. See, F067577 (Cal. App. 2015):
Although Aichang pled no contest to all the charges, including count 3, his plea of no contest has the same effect as a guilty plea in a criminal case. ( 1016, subd. 3.) The plea constitutes an admission of every element of the offensein this case the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (People v. Palacios (1997) 56 Cal.App.4th
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