Episode Summary
Sometimes we see our legal system as black or white. Innocent or Guilty. But there is a technical grey area. Room for someone to plead guilty while still maintaining their innocence. And this is only possible because of a precedent set in the case against a man named Henry Alford more than half a century ago.
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Episode Source Material
- Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute: Alford Plea.
- HG.org: Alford Plea – What Is It and Which States Use It?
- FindLaw.com: North Carolina v. Alford.
- Oyez: North Carolina v. Alford.
- Justia Law: North Carolina v. Alford 400 U.S. 25 (1970).
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- Justia Law: No Contest Pleas, Conditional Pleas and Alford Pleas.
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- H.L. Pohlman: Constitutional Debate In Action
- Supreme Court Transcript