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Victor Lucero, 33, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the beating death of 25-year-old Yeison Toroc, and was sentenced to 22 years in state prison.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
He was sentenced to four years in state prison after pleading no contest to the assault charge, according to court records, and was given 179 days of credit for time served.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Carder pleaded no contest to two felony counts of lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14 in San Luis Obispo County in 1988 and was sentenced to a year in jail and eight years of probation, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Jason Handy, a production assistant on All That and The Amanda Show, was arrested for lewd acts with children in 2003 and later pleaded no contest to two of the felony counts and one misdemeanor charge.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
Ford pleaded no contest in January 2020 and was found guilty of five counts of vehicular homicide, which in Kansas is a misdemeanor charge.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Simpson, who had pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge against Nicole Brown Simpson when they were married, was considered a person of interest in the killings and charges were filed against him.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite missing the entire 2022-23 season and being suspended for the first 10 games of 2023-24 — after pleading no contest to felony domestic violence charges — Bridges turned out to be one of the Hornets’ steadiest players.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
He was sentenced to four years in state prison after pleading no contest to the assault charge, according to court records, and was given 179 days of credit for time served.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Carder pleaded no contest to two felony counts of lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14 in San Luis Obispo County in 1988 and was sentenced to a year in jail and eight years of probation, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Jason Handy, a production assistant on All That and The Amanda Show, was arrested for lewd acts with children in 2003 and later pleaded no contest to two of the felony counts and one misdemeanor charge.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
Ford pleaded no contest in January 2020 and was found guilty of five counts of vehicular homicide, which in Kansas is a misdemeanor charge.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Simpson, who had pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge against Nicole Brown Simpson when they were married, was considered a person of interest in the killings and charges were filed against him.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite missing the entire 2022-23 season and being suspended for the first 10 games of 2023-24 — after pleading no contest to felony domestic violence charges — Bridges turned out to be one of the Hornets’ steadiest players.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The film’s assistant director, David Halls, secured a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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