huh, no barricades or police presence outside the courthouse this morning. guess they finally realized what a waste of time & money that was?pic.twitter.com/ciQkonouI1
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Though if Borden pleaded for unlawful, that would throw that out the window.
yeah they were very clear that he was going all-in on guilty for the two lesser charges, with the alford plea only to contest the “malice” aspect. the judge was very clear that even with the alford plea, pleading guilty makes it very difficult to appeal & waives 5th amendment.
This is also always the issue about guessing about lawyer strategies cross state, they are often wrong. What works in Charlottesville may not work in my courthouse and vice versa. Good ol’ federalism rears its head.
That’s defintely part of what I’m thinking. Alford is a guilty plea on the criminal side but not an admission of guilt for purposes of entering into evidence in a civil action.
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