North Carolina v. Alford

	North Carolina v. Alford
Court	Supreme Court of the United States
Citation	400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162
Date decided	November 23, 1970

On December 2nd 1963, Henry Alford was indicted in North Carolina for 1st-degree murder
In the early 1960s, North Carolina law authorized
- life imprisonment for guilty plea to 1st degree murder &
- the death penalty conviction following a jury trial for 1st-degree murder
North Carolina law authorized 2 to 30 years imprisonment for 2nd-degree murder
The prosecutor in offered to reduce the 1st degree-murder charge to 2nd-degree murder if Alfred pled guilty
On December 10th 1963, Alfred pled guilty to 2nd-degree murder

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North Carolina v. Alford
Court	Supreme Court of the United States
Citation	400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162
Date decided	November 23, 1970