标题: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer [打印本页] 作者: jinnuhong 时间: 2013-6-23 11:16 标题: In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer 20. In December of 1987 an automobile manufacturer pleaded no contest to criminal charges of odometer tampering and agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected.
(A) cars that were test-driven with their odometers disconnected
(B) cars that it had test-driven with their disconnected odometers
(C) its cars having been test-driven with disconnected odometers
(D) having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected（D）
(E) having cars that were test-driven with disconnected odometers
对于plead no contest 的理解. 在美国 bar website 中有如下的解释, 应为"承认事实,但不认罪"
Q: So what’s the difference between pleading guilty and pleading no contest?
A: Good question. Sometimes there’s no difference whatsoever and sometimes there’s a big difference. If you plead guilty, you are admitting to the facts and the legal consequences of those facts. The benefit of a no-contest plea (when you admit the facts, but not your guilt) is that it allows you to avoid a trial if your defense has become hopeless, but it prevents the plea from being used against you in any later civil or criminal proceeding. It also allows you the opportunity to appeal rulings by the court, such as rulings allowing certain evidence to be used by the government.
我一直不太明白的是, 这个连词为何不是用转折的联系,而是用了个"and" . 若表先后顺序的话.... 总觉得有点牵强, 有其它意见的吗 ?? 作者: jinnuhong 时间: 2013-6-23 11:44
Here is the definition of no contest. It's in depth so let me know if you don't understand it:
no contest
n. in criminal law, a defendant's plea in court that he/she will not contest the charge of a particular crime, also called nolo contendere. While technically not an admission of guilt for commission of the crime, the judge will treat a plea of "no contest" as such an admission and proceed to find the defendant guilty as charged. A "no contest" plea is often made in cases in which there is also a possible lawsuit for damages by a person injured by the criminal conduct (such as reckless driving, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault), because it cannot be used in the civil lawsuit as an admission of fault. "No contest" is also used where there has been a "plea bargain" in which the defendant does not want to say he/she is guilty but accepts the sentence recommended by the prosecutor in exchange for not contesting the charge (which is often reduced to a lesser crime). It is standard practice for the judge to ask either the attorneys or the defendant, "Is there a factual basis for the plea?" before accepting it and finding the defendant guilty.
From my friend:
It could be like this: "In December 1997 an automobile manufacture pleaded no contest to criminal charges of odometer tampering. [In civil court the company] agreed to pay more than $16 million in civil damages for having test-driven cars with their odometers disconnected."
they plead no contest in criminal court. They still have to face civil court - in which case they lose, requiring them to pay $16 million.作者: chineuro 时间: 2013-6-24 13:41
做这个题用不着这么麻烦吧……不就考后半段么。这题意思理解不理解不影响做题。
and不也有表达轻微转折的意思么。
