Also known as a "best-interests plea," an Alford plea registers a formal claim neither of guilt nor innocence toward charges brought against a defendant in criminal court.
ALFORD PLEA - The so-called Alford plea is a form of "guilty" plea in which the defendant does not admit the act, ...
ALFORD PLEA: A plea of guilty that may be accepted by a court even where the defendant does not admit guilt.
Alford Plea - A plea to a criminal charge that does not admit guilt, but admits that sufficient evidence exists to obtain a conviction.
a criminal case in which the defendant does not admit guilt, but agrees that the state has enough evidence against him or her to get a conviction. Allows the defendant to enter into a plea bargain with the state. If the judge accepts the Alford Plea, ...
 See also: Crime, Writ, Witness, Will, Verdict
  
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