Alford plea
An Alford plea (also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, anAlford guilty plea, and the Alford doctrine) in United States law is a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence. In entering an Alford plea, the defendant admits that the evidence the prosecution has would be likely to persuade a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Alford plea
An Alford plea (also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, anAlford guilty plea, and the Alford doctrine) in United States law is a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence. In entering an Alford plea, the defendant admits that the evidence the prosecution has would be likely to persuade a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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—Stephanos Bibas, Cornell Law Review
—United States Department of Justice
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An Alford plea (also called a ...... lty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Doctrina Alford
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