Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
conviction upheld
reduced sentence influenced state laws on pleas |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal case
No. 69-44 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
400 U.S. 25
|
| gptkbp:court |
right to appeal
affirmed lower court ruling 21 years old pleaded guilty maintained innocence accepted plea deal landmark ruling in criminal law plea hearing sufficient evidence for conviction validates_Alford_pleas |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 1970 |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from state court
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
previous criminal record
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
North Carolina v. Alford
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced plea deal practices
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Henry_Alford
gptkb:State_of_North_Carolina |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
dissent argued against coercion majority opinion supports plea validity upheld plea agreement Supreme_Court_review |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
defense attorney
plea bargaining prosecutor plea bargaining practices guides future cases affects plea agreements defense argued coercion part of criminal law jurisprudence prosecution argued for plea validity voluntary and intelligent plea Alford_plea upheld_the_validity_of_Alford_pleas |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
involved a murder charge
important for criminal justice system used in law schools for education still cited in legal discussions examined plea bargaining ethics |
| gptkbp:precedent |
future plea negotiations
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
affects defendants' rights
Boykin_v._Alabama Santobello_v._New_York |
| gptkbp:significance |
established precedent for accepting guilty pleas while maintaining innocence
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
6-3
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