As a result of his no-contest plea, the State of Maryland later disbarred Agnew, calling him " morally obtuse ".

In exchange for a no-contest plea, Maloney did community service work and was banned from playing in Toronto for two seasons.

During his suspension, Sprewell was charged with reckless driving for his role in a 90 mph accident that injured two people, and spent three months under house arrest as part of a no-contest plea.

An editorial in the Ohio newspaper the Toledo Blade lamented that full details of the procedure that led to his conviction would not now come to light: " News that Kenneth Richey plans to cop a no-contest plea to lesser crimes in the 1986 fire death of a 2-year-old Putnam County girl is a keen disappointment to those of us who expected the 43-year-old Scotsman would finally get full and fair disposition of the charges against him.

When the judge heard the no-contest plea, he indicated that he would review the aspects of the case before he pronounced sentence.

A short while later, all four men began fighting in the ring, and the match ended in a no-contest.

Since boxing is now lawful almost everywhere in the world, the number of fights called no-contest has decreased dramatically since the beginnings of the 20th century.

The no-contest status of these fights has been corroborated in print by Paul Maslak ( Chief Administrator of the STAR System world ratings ).

Some states that enforce no-contest provisions do not enforce therm against immediate family members.

Rules in the United States now dictate that any bout which ends prior to the completion of the 4th round, due to an accidental headbutt, is to be declared a no-contest.

Driscoll's final official record is 58-3-6, with 39 KO's, however due to the scoring practices of the time, that yields 6 no-contest bouts on his record.

Newspapers used to announce a winner in no-contest bouts, and taking that into account, his true record is 63-4-6 with 39 KO's.

A no-contest clause, also called an in terrorem clause, is a clause in a legal document, such as a contract or a will, that is designed to threaten someone, usually with litigation or criminal prosecution, into acting, refraining from action, or ceasing to act.

In Florida, the state Supreme Court held in 2005 that no-contest convictions may be treated as prior convictions for the purposes of future sentencing.

The official outcome, a unanimous-decision defeat, was changed to a no-contest ; the WBA ordered that Ruiz retain the title.

The first time, it was declared a no-contest after 9 rounds, but in the second, Carlos prevailed, by a knockout in 9.

His final record was of 61 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with one bout declared a no-contest and 30 knockout wins.

The fight was later declared a no-contest.

Robinson's second no-contest bout came in September, 1965 in Norfolk, Virginia in a match with an opponent who turned out to be an impostor.

The injuries Collins received affected his sight, and, upon finding out what Resto and his corner had done, the New York State Athletic Commission decided to change the result of the fight to a no-contest.

A recent and controversial no-contest decision in MMA occurred at the The Ultimate Fighter 5 season finale between Rob Emerson and Gray Maynard.

His fight with Ortiz ended in a second round no-contest.

He had a professional boxing record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 1 no-contest, with 21 wins by knockout.

However, Leija's camp protested the result, resulting in the fight being changed to a no-contest.

Mysterio's title match against The Undertaker ended as a no-contest after interference from Batista.

However, this match also ended in a no-contest, following interference from the Undertaker.

Heeney became an American citizen and boxed until 1934, accomplishing a fighting record of 70 professional bouts, 38 wins, 22 losses, eight draws, one no-decision, and one no-contest.

At New Year's Revolution in January 2007, Rated-RKO faced DX in a title defense, but the match was declared a no-contest when Triple H suffered a legitimate injury during the match.

In April 1998, it appeared Austin and McMahon were going to battle out their differences in an actual match, but the match was declared a no-contest when Dude Love made an appearance.

Before he could, he was stopped by officials, the match being deemed no-contest and Austin was ( kayfabe ) arrested and later bailed by Commissioner Mick Foley.

The Taylor-Perez match never took place, and was ruled a no-contest.

On the November 29 episode of SmackDown !, Big Show wrestled Rey Mysterio in an inter-brand promotional match, however, Kane interfered, resulting in the match being declared a no-contest.

The ensuing feud between Kane and Big Show culminated in a match at Backlash 2006 that ended in a ruling of no-contest.

The match ended in a no-contest after both wrestlers were unable to get to their feet by the count of ten.

The California State Athletic Commission declared the no-contest.

As evidence existed that could have supported Alford's conviction, the Supreme Court held that his guilty plea was allowable while the defendant himself still maintained that he was not guilty.

" The book Plea Bargaining's Triumph: A History of Plea Bargaining in America published by Stanford University Press defines the plea as one in " which the defendant adheres to his / her claim of innocence even while allowing that the government has enough evidence to prove his / her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt ".

Defendants can take advantage of the ability to use the Alford guilty plea, by admitting there is enough evidence to convict them of a higher crime, while at the same time pleading guilty to a lesser charge.

It affords defendants the ability to accept a plea bargain, while maintaining innocence.

A plea of diminished capacity is different from a plea of insanity in that " reason of insanity " is a full defense while " diminished capacity " is merely a plea to a lesser crime.

A freeman heavily in debt, and facing the threat of the punishment of being sold, would approach a wealthier man or chief with a plea to pay of his debts ‘ while I sit on your lap ’.

Cosgrave notably turned down a plea for asylum in Ireland for Leon Trotsky while in exile.

He attempts to reason with Creon, citing the feelings of the people of Thebes, while subtly working in his own plea for Antigone's life.

Jewish organisations were horrified by Grynszpan's action, which they condemned more severely than most non-Jewish liberals, while echoing the plea of extenuating circumstances, and condemning the subsequent victimization of all German Jews in response to the act of an isolated individual.

Rosemary, still blinded by her anger, tells Mrs. Owens that Hal gave Millie the whiskey, while Howard's plea that he brought the whiskey seems to fall on deaf ears.

Wicklow TD Stephen Donnelly said he believed it was wrong for Norris to have used Oireachtas headed notepaper, while Mick Wallace, TD said he believed Norris should not have sent the plea.

Jourdan's Army of the Danube withdrew to the Rhine under the command of Lecourbe, while Jourdan himself returned to Paris to plea for more and better soldiers.

Bentley was sentenced to death with a plea for mercy on 11 December 1952, while Craig was ordered to be detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure ( he was eventually released in May 1963 after serving 10 years ' imprisonment and has been a law abiding citizen ever since ).

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Taylor received a prison sentence of 23 years to life while Sarlo was sentenced to 18 years to life ( the minimum sentence for second-degree murder in New York State is 15 years to life and the maximum is 25 years to life ).

Thus, the poem becomes a plea for his friend Gregory of Tours, while avoiding an open disagreement with the king.

McCracken Poston and Ron Cordova crafted the plea agreement while Stuart James, Frank Jenkins and Robert Smalley concluded a settlement of the federal civil action after a series of meetings in Rome, Georgia which also included Poston and the District Attorney prosecuting the Georgia state criminal case against Marsh.

Those two loans — constituting " borrowing from a borrower " while serving as a director — were the unlawful " bank fraud " set forth in the formal plea agreement signed by Walker when he pleaded guilty.

Under the statutory sentencing ranges, Benitez faced anywhere from ten years to life in prison, and his court-appointed counsel began discussing a plea bargain while he faced trial before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

The former depicts a regular boasting Gascon who distinguishes himself in everything ; while the latter is a plea in favor of the Gascon tongue, inspired by a genuine love of country.