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In September 2011, Rapo was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison after previously pleading no contest — which cannot be used as evidence of guilt in a civil matter — to second-degree manslaughter.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Jaxon’s foster mother pleaded no contest in 2014 to felony child endangerment after drunken driving with her 1-year-old daughter in the back seat.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors, malicious use of a telecommunications device in the context of a domestic relationship and trespassing for his post-firing confrontation with Shiver.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Those previous charges were dropped in exchange for Moore pleading no contest to misdemeanor trespassing and misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Jaxon’s foster mother pleaded no contest in 2014 to felony child endangerment after drunken driving with her 1-year-old daughter in the back seat.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors, malicious use of a telecommunications device in the context of a domestic relationship and trespassing for his post-firing confrontation with Shiver.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Those previous charges were dropped in exchange for Moore pleading no contest to misdemeanor trespassing and misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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