Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A nolo contendere plea has the same immediate effects as a plea of guilty, but may have different residual effects or consequences in future actions. For instance, a conviction arising from a nolo contendere plea is subject to any and all penalties, fines, and forfeitures of a conviction from a guilty plea in the same case, and can be considered as an aggravating factor in future criminal actions.
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 ...
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.
The state announced that it would try Woodfox for murder a third time but offered him a plea deal after negotiation with his defense. Woodfox pleaded "no contest" (nolo contendere) to lesser charges of manslaughter and aggravated burglary. Together with his time for armed robbery, he had already served 45 years, the total of the sentences for ...
(The Center Square) – Two North Carolina Republicans are among the 44 cosponsors of Sen. John Cornyn’s proposal for federal concealed-carry reciprocity among the states. North Carolina Sen ...
Sean "Diddy" Combs cases. Sean "Diddy" Combs — founder of Bad Boy Records and the Sean John brand — is due to stand trial in federal court in Manhattan on May 5 on a sex-trafficking indictment ...
In law, a plea is a defendant's response to a criminal charge. [1] A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. Depending on jurisdiction, additional pleas may be available, including nolo contendere (no contest), no case to answer (in the United Kingdom), or an Alford plea (in the United States).