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Alternative pleading (or pleading in the alternative) is the legal term [1] [2] in the law of the United States for a form of pleading that permits a party in a court action to argue multiple possibilities that may be mutually exclusive by making use of legal fiction.
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Occasionally, such arguments can be confusing to some people, who perceive a self-contradiction or lack of honesty. [1] Generally speaking, this is a case of mistakenly thinking the argument claims both alternatives are true, when in reality it is claiming only that one or the other of them must be. But arguing in the alternative certainly ...
Closing arguments began Tuesday in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, with the former president's lawyer maintaining his client is innocent while casting prosecutors' key ...
Plea bargaining is a significant part of the criminal justice system in the United States; the vast majority (roughly 90%) [28] of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than by a jury trial. [29] Plea bargains are subject to the approval of the court, and different states and jurisdictions have different rules.
In law, a plea is a defendant's response to a criminal charge. [1] A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. Depending on jurisdiction, additional pleas may be available, including nolo contendere (no contest), no case to answer (in the United Kingdom), or an Alford plea (in the United States).
English: John Gleeson filed this amicus curiae brief at the request of the court "to present arguments in opposition to the government’s Motion to Dismiss" and to "address whether the Court should issue an Order to Show Cause why [Michael T. Flynn] should not be held in criminal contempt for perjury".
Argument: Oral argument: Case history; Prior: Alford v. North Carolina, 405 F.2d 340 (4th Cir. 1968), probable jurisdiction noted, 394 U.S. 956 (1969).: Holding; There are no constitutional barriers in place to prevent a judge from accepting a guilty plea from a defendant who wants to plead guilty while still protesting his innocence under extreme duress in a detainee status.