226 N.C. 579
39 S.E.2d 607
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 9, 1946
Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1946-10-09
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Decided 1946-10-09
Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently December 1969
18 state decisions
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¶1 The defendant contends that notwithstanding his plea of nolo contendere, the court could not pronounce judgment without determining his guilt or innocence. The contention is without merit. A plea of nolo contendere is equivalent to a plea of guilty, in so far as it gives the court power to punish; and the court may impose sentence thereon as upon a plea of guilty. S. v. Parker, 220 N. C., 416, 17 S. E. (2d), 475; S. v. Burnett, 174 N. C., 796, 93 S. E., 473.
¶2 Affirmed.