the right against self-incrimination, hindering rehabilitation by avoiding treatment, and the arbitrary nature in which they are utilized, allowing a person to say one thing when they mean another. See also Alternative pleading Deferred adjudication Insanity defense List of U.S. states by Alford plea usage Malum in se Malum prohibitum Nolo contendere Peremptory plea Michael Peterson West Memphis Three References Further reading External links Alford Doctrine – State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch USAM 9-16.000 Pleas—Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11, United States Department of Justice Issue: Effect of Alford Plea of Guilty, Issues In NY Criminal Law, Volume 4, Issue 11. Transcript Of Plea Form, North Carolina, with question about term Court cases North Carolina v. Alford, Supreme Court of the United States US v. Szucko, Definition of term by United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit US v. Bierd, Definition of term by United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Pleas