Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoELI5: How can an alford plea be different from a guilty plea if your pleading to all charges? Kind of like the West Memphis 3?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareELI5: How can an alford plea be different from a guilty plea if your pleading to all charges? Kind of like the West Memphis 3?Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’m no expert but I believe people usually take the Alford plea when they are going to be found guilty no matter what and want to at least try to get a lesser sentence
I’m no expert but I believe people usually take the Alford plea when they are going to be found guilty no matter what and want to at least try to get a lesser sentence