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The judge can reject the plea. The judge can accept the plea

Posted on: September 5, 2024 at 15:20:41 CT
Spanky KU
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Prosecutor acceptance is not required.

In Alford v NC, SCOTUS held that courts may accept whatever plea a defendant chooses to enter, as long as the defendant is competently represented by counsel; the plea is intelligently chosen; and “the record before the judge contains strong evidence of actual guilt.”

All elements are contained so a rejection of the Alford Plea would be likely tossed on appeal (as was the case of Henry Alford)
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Hunter finally faces the music - Ace AU - 9/5 13:35:55
     He has to plead guilty before the election otherwise dad - MU-TULSA MU - 9/5 14:46:27
          Dad can pardon him before a conviction. See Carter pardoning - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:28:02
     What about "the big guy" though? - AWOLTiger KC - 9/5 14:20:59
     you think your Pack has a chance vs. UT this weekend?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/5 14:16:55
     an Alford plea is not unusual(nm) - Spanky KU - 9/5 14:10:35
          Weiss still has to accept it. He will and all of this goes - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 14:11:33
               the judge has to accept it, not the prosecutor(nm) - Spanky KU - 9/5 14:22:52
                    "has to accept" does not mean "is required to accept" - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:23:00
                    aren't these fed charges? DOJ will have to sign off. - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 14:39:50
                         No.. only the judge has to sign off: - Spanky KU - 9/5 14:49:20
                              read - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 14:55:46
                                   "should not"... your highlighting is off: - Spanky KU - 9/5 14:59:22
                                        "does not prohibit"..."whenn there is a strong factual - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 15:00:59
                                             and their approval is not required for the judge to accept - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:13:44
                                             No... "The Court reasoned that there is no material - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:03:07
                                                  You should tell Scarsi that(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 15:03:31
                                                       You don't too goodly read - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:05:36
                                                            no contest =/= alford plea jfc, spanky (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 15:40:36
                                                                 An Alford plea and a No Contest plea are both - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:49:07
                                                                      they aren't the same, agreed (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 19:00:00
                              I'm guessing that's from an article you didn't link? I - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 14:52:04
                                   RE: I'm guessing that's from an article you didn't link? I - Spanky KU - 9/5 14:56:30
                                        um, ""Scarsi does not believe he could be compelled into - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 14:58:31
                                             Scarsi is the judge... the only person who can accept or - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:00:39
                                                  the DOJ will take this up if the judge accepts this - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 15:01:48
                                                       Pleading "No Contest" is not a rediculous plea - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:07:50
                                                  Dude, read. I even quoted Scarsi. (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 15:01:39
                                                       Re-read my post "only the judge has to sign off" - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:05:00
                                                            Scarsi: I dont believe I can be compelled to accept the plea - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 15:06:28
                                                                 The judge can reject the plea. The judge can accept the plea - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:20:41
                                        none of that offers any validation of the key question I - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 14:57:48
                                             See Alford v NC. Hunter does not need "strong evidence to - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:53:20
                         spank'd again(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 14:43:12
                              Nope.. I am correct. The prosecutor's acceptance is not - Spanky KU - 9/5 14:53:21
                                   it isn't the prosecutor we're talking about - it's the DOJ - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 14:59:48
                                        The prosecutor is DOJ The judge doesn't need DOJ/prosecutor - Spanky KU - 9/5 15:33:27
     ^ ignorant partisan take. why can't you think rationally - 90Tiger STL - 9/5 13:59:01
     The Dem party is behind this. They don’t want all the - Outsider MU - 9/5 13:51:13
          No further dive into any other business dealings either - Fred G. Sanford USA - 9/5 13:56:05
          well yeah. Very smart move. Pretty sure the evidence - hefeweizen MU - 9/5 13:52:12
     Where did you practice law----??????? - mu7176grad MU - 9/5 13:48:08
     DOC, you may deserve credit for this post - MIZ45 MU - 9/5 13:48:02
     The West Memphis 3 used the Alford Plea(nm) - tigerNkc KC - 9/5 13:47:47
     Ever heard of a pardon you f ucking idiot...nm - tigertix MU - 9/5 13:40:27
          RE: Ever heard of a pardon you f ucking idiot...nm - MOCO SON MU - 9/5 13:46:32




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