A Nolo Plea or a Consent Decree Is Often Attractive

Multiple Choice

A nolo plea or a consent decree is often attractive to antitrust defendants because:

A) the government must prove criminal intent on the defendant's part.
B) it results in an imposition of a penalty without requiring a defendant to remedy his actions.
C) it is not admissible as proof of a violation of the Sherman Act in a private plaintiff's later civil suit.
D) it does not attract the same penalty as a guilty plea or a conviction at trial.