welcome to county office your ultimate guide to local government services and public records let's get started what is an Alfred plea and how does it apply to Hunter Biden's case an Alfred plea is a type of guilty plea in which a defendant does not admit to committing the crime but agrees that the prosecution has enough evidence to obtain a conviction this plea is named after the US Supreme Court case North Carolina V Alfred from 19 70 in an Alfred plea the defendant acknowledges that the prosecution possesses sufficient evidence to likely convict them if the case were to go to trial however the defendant maintains their innocence throughout the process for an Alfred plea to be accepted it must be voluntary and intelligent this means the defendant must understand the consequences and voluntarily choose to plead guilty to avoid a harsher potential sentence the Alfred plea results in a criminal conviction just like a regular guilty plea but it allows the defendant to assert their innocence this can have implications in civil cases related to the criminal charges where maintaining innocence could be beneficial not all states allow Alfred pleas Indiana Michigan and New Jersey do not permit this type of plea in the context of Hunter Biden's case or any other an Alfred plea would mean that if he were to choose this option he would plead guilty to the charges without admitting guilt acknowledging only that the prosecution has enough evidence to convict him however without specific details about his case it's impossible to say whether an Alfred plea would be applicable or beneficial to learn more check out these links which you can click in the description below and feel free to comment your questions we're here to help thanks for tuning into our video please like And subscribe and leave a comment below see you in the next video [Music]