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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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Alford plea case
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gptkbp:citation
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400 U.S. 25
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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1970-11-23
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:William_O._Douglas
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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No. 699
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gptkbp:effect
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Established the legality of the Alford plea
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gptkbp:legalHolding
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A defendant can plead guilty while maintaining innocence if the plea is made voluntarily and intelligently and there is a strong factual basis for the plea.
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Byron_White
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gptkbp:petitioner
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gptkb:North_Carolina
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Alford_plea
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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Criminal law
Guilty plea
Plea bargain
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Henry_Alford
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Criminal_procedure
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alford_plea
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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North Carolina v. Alford
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