Federal Rule of Evidence 410 or a comparable State rule bars the use of a nolo contendere plea (no contest plea) as evidence in any proceeding against the defendant who entered this plea.

Contributed in 2009 by Joannes Vinarao-Pilapil
Last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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