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"If Craig uses this as a DEFENSE, isn't that basically an admission of guilt??"
No.
Pleading guilty was an admission of guilt. It almost takes an act of God to overturn a guilty plea. That's why his lawyers are arguing that the law he pleaded guilty to is an invalid law -- it's just about their only option.
In the law, it is perfectly kosher to make arguments that would be very incriminating in real life. If you find a smashed cookie jar on the kitchen floor and you ask your kid if he did it, his refusal to answer is proof of guilt in the court of Mom. But in a criminal situation, refusing to answer questions is a constitutional right (not to mention a smart move).
Of course, WE are not prosecutors, judge or jury, so we're entitled to draw whatever conclusions we want.
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