A steals B's car. The police find A with B's car, but the car has been mostly disassembled and sold. At his arraignment, A pleads nolo contendere. The nolo contendere plea will

a. give B a summary judgment in a civil suit based on A's converting the car to his own use.
b. permit the court to convict the defendant without the defendant having to plead guilty.
c. shift to the prosecution the burden of proving the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
d. None of the above is true.

B