Bill Richardson pardoned Eliadah McCord after being convicted of what?
Eliadah McCord Eliadah "Lia" McCord (born March 27, 1973) is an American woman who was convicted of smuggling heroin in Bangladesh at the age of 18. She was subsequently sentenced to life in prison , but was pardoned after four years and six months at the request of Congressman Bill Richardson. McCord's story was documented on Raw TV's "Banged Up Abroad" ("Locked Up Abroad" in the United States of America).
North Carolina v. Alford North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed that there are constitutional barriers in place to prevent a judge from accepting a guilty plea from a defendant who wants to plead guilty while still protesting his innocence under duress as a detainee status. This type of plea has become known as an Alford plea, differing slightly from the "nolo contendere" plea in which the defendant agrees to being sentenced for the crime, but does not admit guilt. Alford died in prison in 1975.