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The basic point here, made succinctly, is suppose you point a gun at someone and are charged with assault with a deadly weapon. If prosecutors take your guilty plea for first offense simple assault and put you in a diversion program, they are still going to make you go into court and admit you pointed the gun. They won't let you just say "I committed simple assault". You have to admit the actual conduct that brings about the charge, and you aren't allowed to lie about it.
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