North Carolina v. Alford
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north-carolina-v-alford-206-1663458
title:
North Carolina v. Alford
text:
North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), 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 type of plea has become known as an Alford plea, differing slightly from the nolo contendere plea in which the defendant agrees to being sentenced for the crime, bu
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1970 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_v._Alford
date created:
2005-06-02T17:17:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:48:36Z
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