tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post7578535887656945596..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Mel B's got a keeperSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1163803425724831122007-08-14T20:17:00.000+00:002007-08-14T20:17:00.000+00:00Anonymous: the punishments for a nolo contendere a...Anonymous: the punishments for a nolo contendere are the same as a guilty plea; the defendent might not admit guilt but, also, crucially, refuses to defend himself against the charge. But to be strictly accurate, then:<BR/><BR/><I>Stephen Belafonte agreed to be punished as a perpetrator of domestic violence, and declined to take the opportunity to defend himself against the charges</I>Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-91069103351731888532007-08-14T17:23:00.000+00:002007-08-14T17:23:00.000+00:00Not that I am a fan of wife-beaters, but there is ...Not that I am a fan of wife-beaters, but there is a difference between pleading "guilty" and pleading "no contest". based on all the stories, he definitely sounds like scum, but one shouldn't take a "no contest" plea to be an admission of guilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com