12-03-2013, 03:39 PM
Thank you for the update and the comments from locals, OTD. Very interesting; Alford pleas are rarely entered.
Anyway, good to see Angela is getting life.
Possibility for parole after 18 years is too generous, IMO. I hope she never gets paroled and never sees the outside of a prison in her lifetime.
She didn't admit what she did and take responsibility, but she's not pleading "not guilty" and going to trial either.
In an Alford Plea, the criminal defendant does not admit the act, but admits that the prosecution could likely prove the charge. The court will pronounce the defendant guilty. The defendant may plead guilty yet not admit all the facts that comprise the crime. An Alford plea allows defendant to plead guilty even while unable or unwilling to admit guilt.
Anyway, good to see Angela is getting life.
Possibility for parole after 18 years is too generous, IMO. I hope she never gets paroled and never sees the outside of a prison in her lifetime.
She didn't admit what she did and take responsibility, but she's not pleading "not guilty" and going to trial either.
In an Alford Plea, the criminal defendant does not admit the act, but admits that the prosecution could likely prove the charge. The court will pronounce the defendant guilty. The defendant may plead guilty yet not admit all the facts that comprise the crime. An Alford plea allows defendant to plead guilty even while unable or unwilling to admit guilt.