Alford pleas
Alford pleas is the plural of Alford plea.
Meaning of Alford plea
Noun
Alford plea (plural Alford pleas)
- A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict.
- Alford Plea. A plea under which a defendant may choose to plead guilty, not because of an admission to the crime, but because the prosecutor has sufficient evidence to place a charge and to obtain conviction in court. The plea is commonly used in local and state courts in the United States.1992, Walter John Raymond, Dictionary of Politics: Selected American and Foreign Political and Legal Terms, Brunswick Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 9
- Synonyms:
- Kennedy plea
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