North Carolina v. Alford: A (kinda) Guilty Plea and Free Choice | Criminal Law

Today, we're going to look at North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), a case of a (kinda) guilty plea, known now as an Alford Plea. In it, Alford stated he had not committed the crime, but that he acknowledged the State had a boat load of evidence and could pretty much show he had. In desiring to avoid the death penalty, he pled to a lesser included offense. It's a case that goes through what a guilty plea is, should be, and could be. When entering a guilty plea, should defendants have to admit their guilt, or only want the whole thing to be over? Or somewhere in between?

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