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In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to a special type of guilty plea, one in which a criminal defendant maintains his innocence while at the same time accepting a plea deal from the prosecution. Those "Alford pleas," named after the case Alford v. North Carolina, are permissible when a defendant believes it is in his best interest and, the Supreme Court added, when there is "a factual basis for the plea."
In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to a special type of guilty plea, one in which a criminal defendant maintains his innocence while at the same time accepting a plea deal from the prosecution. Those "Alford pleas," named after the case Alford v. North Carolina, are permissible when a defendant believes it is in his best interest and, the Supreme Court added, when there is "a factual basis for the plea."
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