Withdrawal of "no contest" plea

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   Chris J Feasel

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   Answered January 05, 2013 09:17. Did you plead no contest at your arraignment? What is your reason for wanting to take it back now? While you are still within the time frame to do so, you have to have some reason other than "I didn't like the consequences." Talk with an attorney to see if this is even a possibility now - and next time, don't try to do this yourself.

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   Andrew RobertsPro

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   Answered January 05, 2013 10:13. This is a very tricky area in law. You need an attorney to deal with this. Courts are reluctant to withdraw pleas that have been entered.

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   Carmine Giardino

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   Answered January 05, 2013 01:13. Don't represent yourself. Hire a lawyer as soon as possible. Good luck!

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   Ron S BamiehPro

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   Answered January 11, 2013 22:44. The odds of you or an attorney being a successful in withdrawing a plea in a traffic case are slim and none. Unless you were somehow mislead into pleading no contest nothing is changing that plea. It would be an extraordinary circumstance to get this plea withdrawn. Good Luck Ron Bamieh

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