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In United States law, an Alford plea, also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, [1] an Alford guilty plea, [2] [3] [4] and the Alford doctrine, [5] [6] [7] is a guilty plea in criminal court, [8] [9] [10] whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence, but accepts imposition of a sentence.
North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), [1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed that there are no constitutional barriers in place to prevent a judge from accepting a guilty plea from a defendant who wants to plead guilty, while still protesting his innocence, under duress, as a detainee status.
This list of U.S. states by Alford plea usage documents usage of the form of guilty plea known as the Alford plea in each of the U.S. states in the United States. An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine [4] [5] [6]) in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and ...
In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit to the criminal act, but admits the evidence would likely persuade a judge or jury to find him guilty. In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit ...
Williams is expected to enter the Alford plea of guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in Gayle’s death on Thursday, a spokesperson for the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said.
Hunter Biden's lawyer said he is open to an 'Alford plea' in which he would accept there is enough evidence in his criminal tax case to convict him. ... The maximum sentence under the charges is ...
The following is an incomplete list of notable individuals that have entered an Alford plea.An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine) [4] [5] [6] in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence.
An Alford plea means Hampton admits the state has enough evidence against her to convict her if the case were to go to trial. Kansas teacher arrested for alleged sexual relations with student She ...