Which statement describes a plea of no contest in a criminal case? a. the suspect claims he or she did not commit the crime and wants the case to go to a trial. b. the suspect claims he or she did commit the crime and does not want the case to go to trial. c. the suspect does not admit guilt, but does not wish to fight the charges and does not want a trial. d. the suspect does not understand the charges and wants a trial to better understand the accusation.

The correct answer is option C. "The suspect does not admit guilt, but does not wish to fight the charges and does not want a trial".

Explanation:

A plea of no contest is a formal statement made by the defended when he or she does not want to dispute nor admit to doing the crime. This criminal proceeding is used as an alternative to the guilty or not guilty plea that takes place in a traditional trial. This type of plea is not available in all the states and most states were is available require that the defended obtains permission from the court before performing the plea of no contest.

im going to go with b.