Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

alford plea

a guilty plea entered into by a defendant in connection with a plea bargain, without actually admitting guilt. ( this plea is not considered compelled within the language of the fifth amendment if the plea represents a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent choice between the available options <the defendant - realizing the strength of the prosecution's evidence and not wanting to risk receiving the death penalty - entered into an alford plea>. north carolina v. alford, 400 u.s. 25, 91 s.ct. 160 (1970).