In United States law, an Alford plea, also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, an Alford guilty plea, and the Alford doctrine, is a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence, but accepts imposition of a sentence. This plea is allowed even if the evidence to be presented by the prosecution would be likely to persuade a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. This can be caused by circumstantial evidence and testimony favoring the prosecution, and difficulty finding evidence and witnesses that would aid the defense.
Alford is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, which form an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population was recorded as 3,459 in the 2011 Census and estimated at 3,830 in 2021. It lies between the towns of Mablethorpe, Louth, Spilsby, and Skegness and acts as a local retail centre.
Stephen Todd Alford is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a two-time consensus first-team All-American playing in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. He led them to a national championship in 1987. After playing professionally for four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he has been a college head coach for over 30 years.
Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.
Herbert Bruce Alford Jr. is a former American football player for the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills. He played collegiately for Texas Christian University.
Jason Jamaal Alford is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State.
Brian Wayne Alford is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, earning first-team All-American honors in 1997. He was selected by the Giants in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
Carl Peter Alford is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Herbert Bruce Alford Sr. was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yanks. He also played football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. Alford played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU). Alford was an all Southwest Conference end in 1941 and 1942 was named MVP in the 1942 Orange Bowl and received Rogers Trophy in 1942, awarded to the TCU Most Valuable Player. He served in World War II for the United States Army.
Smith E. Alford was an American college football player and coach. He played football at Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—from 1893 to 1896, playing quarterback and captaining the 1895 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team. The following year, he moved to halfback and was also an assistant coach for the team. In 1897, Alford moved on to Washington and Lee University to study law and played for Washington and Lee Generals football team. Alford served as the head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania for one season, in 1904, compiling a record of 1–4–2.
The 1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Tiller, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie in the Big Ten. Purdue had its best season since 1980. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Noel Alford was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Robert Alford is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Southeastern Louisiana and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Anthony Joseph Alford is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates. He has also played in the KBO League for the KT Wiz.
Mario Alford is an American professional football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2014.
Michael Deal Alford is a former American football center who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions. He was selected by the Cardinals in the fourteenth round of the 1965 NFL Draft. He was also drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the nineteenth round of the 1965 AFL Draft. Alford played college football at Auburn University and attended Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Ted Alford is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver. After playing college football at Langston University, he played for seven teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL), including the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, and Calgary Stampeders. In his rookie season with the BC Lions, Alford became a consistent starter and was nominated for the Most Outstanding Rookie award. He spent the next several years moving from team to team, playing in only 8 CFL games from 1997 through 2000.
Tony Alford is an American football coach, currently the running backs coach & run game coordinator at the University of Michigan. Alford has served as an assistant college football coach throughout the Midwest for 30 years, most recently coaching at Ohio State before leaving to coach the Michigan Wolverines.
DeAundre Alford is an American football cornerback & punt returner for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He won the 2021 Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a starter in his first season, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–25. He played college football at Tusculum.
Mark Allen Alford Sr. is an American politician and former television news anchor serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.