Can a guilty plea be accepted, despite a claim of innocence?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tracey B., Matter of, 405 N.Y.S.2d 609, 94 Misc.2d 827 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1978):
As was stated in Alford, supra, a guilty plea can be accepted, despite a claim of innocence, if it was made voluntarily, knowingly, and understandingly. See People v. Seaton, supra.
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