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Sep 6, 2024 · Before the guilty plea, Hunter Biden’s attorney said he would like to make an Alford plea and forgo a trial. “This can be resolved today,” Abbe Lowell told the judge. Prosecutors, however, objected, and the judge took a break. READ MORE. Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction.
Apr 20, 2020 · The Alford plea came out of North Carolina v. Alford, where the Supreme Court of the United States “held that judges do not violate due process by accepting guilty pleas from defendants who simultaneously assert their innocence.”
Sep 6, 2024 · President Joe Biden's son ultimately pleaded guilty to nine charges in the case accusing him of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes over four years. Before the guilty plea, Hunter Biden...
Dec 11, 2018 · Alford pleas may offer defendants security, and immediate relief from their charges, but prosecutors often times use Alford maintain their courtroom records or to cover up misconduct.
May 7, 2019 · Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), the United States Supreme Court concluded that it is constitutionally permissible for a defendant who does not admit guilt to enter a plea of guilty.
Oct 18, 2023 · An Alford plea allows a defendant to plead guilty while maintaining their innocence. Some states do not allow Alford pleas and require a defendant to plead not guilty if they are asserting that they are innocent. Other states allow Alford pleas in the context of no contest pleas but not guilty pleas. Last reviewed October 2023
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Jun 16, 2020 · Alford, the Supreme Court ruled that it does not violate due process for a judge to accept a guilty plea from a defendant who maintains his innocence. The Alford pleas are problematic to some, as they allow for the punishing of a defendant who has neither been adjudicated guilty nor admitted guilt.
