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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.
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.
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 ...
"By agreeing to an Alford plea, the parties will bring a measure of finality to Felicia Gayle's family, while ensuring that Mr. Williams will remain alive as we continue to pursue new evidence to ...
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 ...
“Mr. Goetz entered an Alford Plea because he does not believe he did anything wrong, but it made sense to enter a plea to a misdemeanor to bring the criminal matter to an end in light of the ...
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An Alford plea is a type of guilty plea that allows a defendant to maintain innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to potentially win a conviction.