Definition of Alford plea in English:

Alford plea

nounˈɔːlfəd pli

US Law

A guilty plea in which a defendant maintains their innocence but admits that the prosecution's evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if brought to trial.
he entered an Alford plea to three counts of second-degree reckless injury

Origin

1970s: from the name of Henry C. Alford, appellant in the US Supreme Court case of North Carolina v. Alford (1970), which ruled that such a plea was valid.

Definition of Alford plea in US English:

Alford plea

noun

US Law

A guilty plea in which a defendant maintains their innocence but admits that the prosecution's evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if brought to trial.
he entered an Alford plea to three counts of second-degree reckless injury

Origin

1970s: from the name of Henry C. Alford, appellant in the US Supreme Court case of North Carolina v. Alford (1970), which ruled that such a plea was valid.

单词	Alford plea
释义	Definition of Alford plea in English: Alford plea nounˈɔːlfəd pli US Law A guilty plea in which a defendant maintains their innocence but admits that the prosecution's evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if brought to trial. he entered an Alford plea to three counts of second-degree reckless injury Origin 1970s: from the name of Henry C. Alford, appellant in the US Supreme Court case of North Carolina v. Alford (1970), which ruled that such a plea was valid. Definition of Alford plea in US English: Alford plea noun US Law A guilty plea in which a defendant maintains their innocence but admits that the prosecution's evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if brought to trial. he entered an Alford plea to three counts of second-degree reckless injury Origin 1970s: from the name of Henry C. Alford, appellant in the US Supreme Court case of North Carolina v. Alford (1970), which ruled that such a plea was valid.
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