Form 9-407 NMRA
Form 9-407. Plea of no contest.
Length: 173 wordsOfficial source
[For use in the Magistrate Court,
Metropolitan Court and Municipal Court]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
[COUNTY OF ___________________]
[CITY OF _______________________]
__________________ COURT
No. ______________
[STATE OF NEW MEXICO]
[COUNTY OF ___________________]
[CITY OF _______________________]
v.
__________________________________________, Defendant
PLEA OF NO CONTEST
The defendant in the above-styled cause hereby enters an appearance in the above-
styled cause and enters a plea of no contest on the following understandings, terms and
conditions:
1.
that he has a right to trial and gives up this right;
2.
that he has a right to be represented by an attorney and gives up this right;
3.
that he has a right to present evidence in his own behalf and have the City
compel witnesses of his choosing to appear and testify and gives up this right;
The defendant understands that a plea of NO CONTEST has the same effect as a
plea of guilty in this court.
The defendant hereby enters a plea of NO CONTEST and agrees to pay a fine of
__________________ ($__________________).
___________________________
Defendant