Is it illegal to plead guilty to a crime you didn’t commit?

Isn’t that what a “No Contest” plea is for?

I watch Law and Order... I think they call that an Alford Plea...

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Is it illegal to plead guilty to a crime you didn’t commit?

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There's more to prison life than rampant, free loving butt sex. It's not a 24/7 orgy like they advertise.

I know you wanna get in there bad, but please rethink. The whole prison thing is a pain in the arse.

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I forgot about that one. Is it treated the same as a guilty plea?

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I took one semester of “Business Law” 20 years ago in College and my old lady always has on these Cold Case Mystery shows in the background.

So, I would double check what I said.

Dirty lawyers and prosecutors talk innocent folk into doing this all the time

It actually is since the statement is perjury and potentially obstruction. I imagine it is only ever prosecuted when someone is taking the blame for someone else intentionally.

There are no contest (nolo) pleas as well as Alford pleas. They are slightly different and without going into it the main substantive difference is an Alford can be used as evidence against someone in a subsequent civil case.

De facto perjury

At some point you would have to give a sworn statement; opening you up to perjury charges. However, if you're already voluntarily going to prison that's probably not much of a deterrent.

You would be perjuring yourself under oath, which is a felony.

“No contest” or “nolo contendre” where we are in LA, is neither an admission of guilt nor innocence. Generally, you are just acknowledging that there may be sufficient evidence to otherwise convict you or you don’t give a shite so you’ll take the charge.

It depends on whether or not you want to risk a jury trial.

Judges are lazy. Having to deal with a trial makes them pissy, and they won't hold back if a jury finds you guilty.