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Justice Manual § 9-16.001
Legal Considerations
A defendant may plead guilty, not guilty, or with the consent of the court, nolo contendere. Fed. R. Crim. P. 11.
History
[updated January 2020] [cited in JM 6-4.320]
Provenance
- Source
- justice.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- jm-2026-09-20
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