"The truth does not fear investigation." I don't think you'd feel the same if you were the defendant in a lawsuit, even if you had a rock solid case. You migh

"The truth does not fear investigation." I don't think you'd feel the same if you were the defendant in a lawsuit, even if you had a rock solid case. You might be completely vindicated, but bankrupted. Or, perhaps your lawyer is a dud, and fumbled the ball. Or perhaps the jury were idiots. Or perhaps the law has some unknown (to you) technicality that you end up hanging for. Or perhaps during the investigation you honestly misremember something or misspeak and the police / investigators become convinced you're guilty and spend all their time and resources trying to pin it on you. Or maybe they're just lazy, and you end up being an easy target. Don't worry, if you plead guilty you'll avoid a lengthy court battle that you can ill afford, and potential prison time if found guilty (are you that confident in your lawyer, your finances, the jury, and the legal system?). If you plead no-contest, you avoid jail, weeks or months of time off work defending yourself, and just do probation. But wait, I thought you had the Truth on your side?