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re: Is it illegal to plead guilty to a crime you didn’t commit?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 6:16 pm to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 10/31/25 at 6:16 pm to OysterPoBoy
So like eye witness testimony puts you at the crime scene but 40yrs later dna clears you but your brother was the guilty one? Cause that happened.
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Posted on 10/31/25 at 6:24 pm to Corner Pocket
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No contest is when you plea guilty but still maintain your innocence
Alford plea.
You maintain your innocence but serve the sentence as if convicted.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 6:35 pm to Dawgfanman
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Doing this is tacitly encouraged by prosecutors all the time. Plea deals and such
And that is a major problem with the system: it’s not about justice. It’s about win-loss percentages.
This post was edited on 10/31/25 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 10/31/25 at 7:56 pm to OysterPoBoy
So does the ADA still think you did the crime but you know you are innocent?
Posted on 11/1/25 at 12:30 am to OysterPoBoy
In most jurisdictions, it is necessary to have a factual basis for the plea presented. Then the judge will ask the defendant to state under oath whether those facts are true and correct.
Any false statement is then grounds for perjury charges.
Any false statement is then grounds for perjury charges.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 7:54 am to Obtuse1
Interestingly, the West Memphis Three were able to finally get out of prison only by accepting Alford pleas.
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Following a 2010 decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court regarding newly produced DNA evidence and potential juror misconduct, the West Memphis Three negotiated a plea bargain with prosecutors.[5] On August 19, 2011, they entered Alford pleas, which allowed them to assert their innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them. Judge David Laser accepted the pleas and sentenced the three to time served. They were released with 10-year suspended sentences, having served 18 years.[6]
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