Perkins (Shiloh) v. Dist. Ct. (State)

nobo contendere to a charge of second-offense misdemeanor domestic battery. The district court denied the motion, and this original writ petition followed. Petitioner argues that the justice court should have accepted his nob o contendere plea because there was a factual basis for the plea and he was aware of the consequences of his plea and "weighed the benefits and burdens of a not guilty plea, a guilty plea, and a nob o contendere plea." Therefore, according to petitioner, because the justice court abused its discretion by not allowing him to plead nob o contendere, the district court…