Legal Opinion
North Carolina v. Alford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 23, 1970No. 14PublishedCited by 7,795 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
On December 2, 1963, Alford was indicted for first-degree murder, a capital offense under North Carolina *27law.1 The court appointed an attorney to represent him, and this attorney questioned all but one of the various witnesses who appellee said would substantiate his claim of innocence. The witnesses, however, did-not support Alford’s story but gave statements that strongly ■ indicated his guilt. Faced with strong evidence of guilt and no substantial evidentiary support for the claim of innocence, Alford’s attorney recommended that he .plead guilty, but .left the ultimate decision to Alford…
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