When a defendant changes his or her plea to guilty or no contest in a civil case, does the plea constitute a judicial admission of every element of the charge?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Deherrera, F076879 (Cal. App. 2019):
When a defendant changes his or her plea to guilty or no contest, the plea is deemed to constitute a judicial admission of every element of the offense charged. It serves as a stipulation that the People need not introduce proof to support the accusation. "[T]he plea ipso facto supplies both evidence and verdict." (People v. Voit (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 1353, 1363.)
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