Criminal – Alford Plea – Motion To Withdraw Plea

By Deborah Elkins
Published: June 30, 2008

A trial court did not abuse its discretion, the Court of Appeals says, in refusing to allow defendant to withdraw his Alford plea to various sexual offenses involving a minor, based on defendant’s claim that he was subjected to “undue influence” and “pressure” by his attorney to enter the Alford plea. The record shows that defendant ...

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