According to Addicott's attorney, the no contest plea is part of a legal strategy in which he argues his constitutional protection against double jeopardy is violated by a retrial.

A former Lodi City Councilman received jail time after pleading no contest to 77 counts tied to a 2020 election investigation.

Marcus Anderson, 19, entered a no contest plea for second-degree murder in the killing of Gabriel Rosario Cortez. According to Orange County deputies, Anderson, who was 17 at the time, and his younger brother planned to rob Gabriel on the night of Dec. 12, 2024 after they reached out to him to sell them marijuana.

White entered a no-contest plea, and the case is now set for sentencing on April 22.