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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 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.
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.
In an Alford plea, the defendant makes a formal admission of guilt in court and accepts prison time, but maintains their innocence. Wood was arrested on April 14, 2019, five days after the death ...
Jermaine Eric Johnson, 27, entered an Alford plea on Monday to second-degree murder in the gang-related prison death of Christopher Dorsey in 2020. Jermaine Eric Johnson, 27, entered an Alford ...
Alford Plea Sentenced in Oregon in 1991: Sentenced to five years in prison. [53] [56] Sally-Anne Croft (aka Ma Prem Savita), Chief Financial Officer at Rajneeshpuram: Convicted in Oregon in 1995: Sentenced to five years in federal prison, released in April 1998. [25] [55]
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 ...
Rajneesh himself was accused of immigration violations, to which he entered an Alford plea. As part of his plea bargain, Rajneesh agreed to leave the United States, returned to Pune, India, and the commune disbanded after his followers left Oregon. Rajneeshpuram's legal status remained ambiguous.