Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
Alford plea — In the law of the United States, an Alford plea is a plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence, but admits that sufficient evidence exists with which the prosecution could likely convince a judge… … Wikipedia
Alford plea — /al feuhrd/ Law. a pleading of guilty in a plea bargain in which the defendant maintains his or her innocence. [fr. the 1970 case North Carolina v. (Henry C.) Alford] * * * Alford plea /öl fərd plē/ (US law) noun A plea by a defendant in court to … Useful english dictionary
Alford plea — Name derived from North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), in which Supreme Court held that a guilty plea which represented a voluntary and intelligent choice among alternatives available to defendant,… … Black's law dictionary
Alford plea — Name derived from North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), in which Supreme Court held that a guilty plea which represented a voluntary and intelligent choice among alternatives available to defendant,… … Black's law dictionary
Alford plea — /al feuhrd/ Law. a pleading of guilty in a plea bargain in which the defendant maintains his or her innocence. [fr. the 1970 case North Carolina v. (Henry C.) Alford] * * * … Universalium
Alford plea — noun A plea in criminal court in which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes the government has sufficient evidence to convict … Wiktionary
Alford — may refer to:PlacesUnited Kingdom*Alford, Aberdeenshire in Scotland **Vale of Alford Railway *Alford, Lincolnshire, a town in England **Alford Manor House **Alford Windmill **Queen Elizabeth s Grammar School, Alford *Alford, Somerset, a village… … Wikipedia
Plea — For the pygmy backswimmer genus, see Plea (insect). In legal terms, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. Colloquially, a plea has come to mean the assertion … Wikipedia
Plea bargain — A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case whereby the prosecutor offers the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty, usually to a lesser charge or to the original criminal charge with a … Wikipedia
plea — In common law pleading (now obsolete with adoption of Rules of Civil Procedure) a pleading; any one in the series of pleadings. More particularly, the first pleading on the part of the defendant. In the strictest sense, the answer which the… … Black's law dictionary
