Is a plea of no contest valid under section 1018 of the California Penal Code?

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The following excerpt is from Perea v. Loera, Civil No. 10cv1565 RBB (S.D. Cal. 2011):

Cal. Penal Code 1018 (West 2008); see also People v. Ramirez, 141 Cal. App. 4th 1501, 1505-06, 47 Cal. Rptr. 3d 272, 275 (2006) (applying Penal Code section 1018 to pleas of no contest).

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