Editing Nolo contendere (section)

===Residual effects===
A ''{{lang|la|nolo contendere}}'' plea has the same ''immediate'' effects as a plea of guilty, but may have different ''residual'' effects or consequences in future actions. For instance, a conviction arising from a ''{{lang|la|nolo contendere}}'' plea is subject to any and all penalties, fines, and forfeitures of a conviction from a guilty plea in the same case, and can be considered as an aggravating factor in future criminal actions. However, unlike a guilty plea, a defendant in a ''{{lang|la|nolo contendere}}'' plea may not be required to [[Allocution|allocute]] the charges. This means that a ''{{lang|la|nolo contendere}}'' conviction typically may not be used to establish either [[negligence per se|negligence ''per se'']], [[malice (legal term)|malice]], or whether the acts were committed at all in later civil proceedings related to the same set of facts as the criminal prosecution.<ref Name=FedRule410 />

Under the [[Federal Rules of Evidence]],<ref Name=FedRule410 /><ref Name=FedRule803 /> and in those states whose rules of evidence are similar or identical to them, ''{{lang|la|nolo contendere}}'' pleas may not be used to defeat the [[hearsay]] prohibition if offered as an "admission by [a] party-opponent".<ref Name=FedRule801 /> Assuming the appropriate gravity of the charge, and all other things being equal, a guilty plea to the same charge would cause the reverse effect: An opponent at trial could introduce the plea, over a hearsay objection, as evidence to establish a certain fact.<ref Name=FedRule803 />