Legal Opinion
McCall v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 19, 1970No. 302, September Term, 1969PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
THE PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE AND THE PLEA OF GUILTY
A defendant in a criminal cause may deny his culpability for the crime charged by pleading not guilty. He may dispute responsibility for his criminal conduct by a plea alleging that he was insane at the time of the commission of the offense. * 1 He may admit that he committed the offense by pleading guilty. Or, he may plead nolo contendere 2 and, by so doing, he asserts that he does not contest the charge. Md. Rule 720, authorizing these pleas, makes no distinction between felonies and misdemeanors.
Effect of a Plea of Nolo Contendere — Effect…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. West v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Strawderman v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Brainard v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- United States v. Bernard Jerome Lee, A/K/A James Wesley CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Metheny v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Sutton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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