State v. Obst

Hannon, Judge.

These three cases are combined for the purpose of this opinion because the principal issues in each case are the same, namely whether a defendant’s plea of nolo contendere is properly accepted when the defendant is advised of his or her right against self-incrimination but not that the plea of nolo contendere waives that right, and if it is not, whether such an advisement prejudiced the defendant. We conclude that the failure to advise that a no contest plea waives the right against self-incrimination is improper, but that under the procedure used by the trial court in these…