State v. Taylor

Jeffrey Alan Taylor was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of criminal restraint. As part of a plea agreement, Taylor entered Alford pleas to two counts of aggravated sexual battery in exchange for the State's dismissal of the remaining counts. An Alford plea allows a defendant to plead guilty without admitting the facts of the offense or while maintaining his or her innocence in order to obtain a favorable plea deal. See North Carolina v. Alford , 400 U.S. 25, 91 S. Ct. 160, 27 L. Ed. 2d 162 (1970) ; State v. Case , 289 Kan. 457, 460, 213…