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Answer to a claim made by someone in a common law criminal case
law, a plea is a defendant's response to a criminal charge. A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty. Depending on jurisdiction, additional pleas may be
Plea
Type of guilty plea in the United States
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
Alford_plea
Agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant
A plea bargain, also known as a plea agreement or plea deal, is a legal arrangement in criminal law where the defendant agrees to plead guilty or no contest
Plea_bargain
Plea in which the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge
type of legal plea used in some jurisdictions in the United States. It is also referred to as a plea of no contest or no defense. It is a plea where the defendant
Nolo_contendere
Legal terminology in the common law
A plea in equity, in the common law, is a statement of facts raised by a defendant which operates as a defense to an equitable claim raised by the plaintiff
Plea_in_equity
Court terminology
Plea rolls are parchment rolls recording details of legal suits or actions in a court of law in England. Courts began recording their proceedings in plea
Plea_rolls
Topics referred to by the same term
A plea is an answer to a claim in a criminal court case. Plea may also refer to: Plea (bug), a genus of bugs in the family Pleidae The Plea (film), a
Plea_(disambiguation)
French footballer (born 1993)
Alassane Alexandre Pléa (born 10 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward, left winger or attacking midfielder for Eredivisie
Alassane_Pléa
2025 single by Flea
"A Plea" is the debut solo single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, released on December 2, 2025, by Nonesuch Records. It is the first single
A_Plea
Defensive plea that lists special reasons why a trial cannot proceed
systems, a plea in bar (known in the United States as a peremptory plea, also known as a special plea in bar, or a special plea) is a plea that sets out
Plea_in_bar
Plea bargaining in the United States is very common; the vast majority of criminal cases in the United States are settled by plea bargain rather than
Plea bargaining in the United States
Plea_bargaining_in_the_United_States
American Christian metalcore band
A Plea for Purging is an American Christian metalcore band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. During their time active, they released four full-length
A_Plea_for_Purging
Legal concept regarding a defendant's state of mind
fall in unfitness to plead and insanity findings. A plea of diminished capacity is different from a plea of insanity in that "reason of insanity" is a full
Insanity_defense
Formal reading of the offence to a criminal defendant
jurisdictions, the accused is expected to enter a plea; in other jurisdictions, no plea is required. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally
Arraignment
Index of articles associated with the same name
of Common Pleas Ohio Courts of Common Pleas Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas South Carolina Court of Common Pleas Court of Common Pleas at Westminster
Court_of_Common_Pleas
1967 Soviet film
The Plea (Georgian: ვედრება translit. Vedreba, Russian: Мольба, romanized: Molba) is a 1967 Soviet art drama film directed by Tengiz Abuladze and co-written
The_Plea_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Plea for Peace may refer to: Plea for Peace Foundation, a non-profit organization based in California Plea for Peace (EP), an EP by Operation Ivy This
Plea_for_Peace
1998 studio album by W. C. Clark
Lover's Plea is an album by the American musician W. C. Clark, released in 1998. It was his third album for Black Top Records. Clark supported the album
Lover's_Plea
2022 filicide in Slaughter, Louisiana
second degree murder for her death. In February 2024, they were given a plea deal for the lesser charge of manslaughter. On March 20, 2024, they were
Killing_of_Lacey_Fletcher
Parliament of Sark
The Chief Pleas is the parliament and legislature of the island of Sark, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is a non-partisan
Chief_Pleas
English-Welsh court for common and equity law (1190s–1880)
The term Exchequer of Pleas describes an aspect of the Court of Exchequer: a 'collateral and derivative department of its jurisdiction', namely its function
Exchequer_of_Pleas
Church in Norfolk, England
St Michael at Plea is a Grade I listed, redundant parish church in Norwich, England, situated on Redwell Street. It is formerly affiliated with the Church
St_Michael_at_Plea
1992 EP by Operation Ivy
Plea for Peace is the final EP by the American punk rock band Operation Ivy. It was released in February 1992, three years after they disbanded, through
Plea_for_Peace_(EP)
2024 studio album by Chuck Strangers
A Forsaken Lover's Plea is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Chuck Strangers. The album was released on March 15, 2024, through
A_Forsaken_Lover's_Plea
Mexican drug trafficker; son of El Chapo Guzman (born 1986)
it was confirmed that Guzmán and his brother, Ovidio, were negotiating plea deals and would be represented by same attorney. Their next hearing was scheduled
Joaquín_Guzmán_López
Genus of true bugs
Asia). There are two valid species in the genus Plea: Plea cryptica Raupach, Charzinski, & Hendrich, 2024 Plea minutissima Leach, 1818 Leach WE (1818). On
Plea_(bug)
2016 kidnapping hoax
part of a plea agreement; she admitted to orchestrating the hoax. Thirty-three other counts of mail fraud were dropped as part of the plea agreement.
Sherri_Papini_kidnapping_hoax
Criminal trial in Fulton County, Georgia
admissible. Several defendants, including Young Thug and Gunna, entered plea agreements during the trial, resulting in prison sentences and other conditions
YSL Records racketeering trial
YSL_Records_racketeering_trial
Essay by Henry David Thoreau
"A Plea for Captain John Brown" is an essay by Henry David Thoreau, based on a speech he first delivered to an audience at Concord, Massachusetts, on October
A_Plea_for_Captain_John_Brown
Canadian serial killer (born 1970)
between 1990 and 1992. Homolka attracted worldwide media attention when a plea bargain with Ontario prosecutors meant she was only convicted of manslaughter
Karla_Homolka
1956 film
The Bigamist (Italian: Il bigamo) is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Emmer. Mario De Santis, an enterprising trade representative who sells
The_Bigamist_(1956_film)
Irish band
The Plea are an Irish, Ballyliffin based, indie rock quartet. They were the first band signed to Apollo Records (an indie/rock offshoot of Belgian dance/techno
The_Plea_(band)
2007 song by Frederik Ndoci
"Hear My Plea" is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter Frederik Ndoci. It was issued as part of a CD compilation on 20 April 2007 by CMC Records. The
Hear_My_Plea
British-American socialite and convicted drug dealer
gained international attention following her indictment and subsequent guilty plea in connection with the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry. Prosecutors
Jasveen_Sangha
1886 book by Henry S. Salt
A Plea for Vegetarianism and Other Essays is a 1886 essay collection by the British writer and social reformer Henry S. Salt. Published by the Vegetarian
A Plea for Vegetarianism and Other Essays
A_Plea_for_Vegetarianism_and_Other_Essays
2009 abduction and murder of a young girl in North Carolina
"Plea deal offered in Fayetteville girl's 2009 death". WRAL. April 6, 2013. "Mario McNeill weighs guilty plea in Shaniya Davis murder; guilty plea would
Murder_of_Shaniya_Davis
American domestic terrorist (born 1966)
Fugitives for five years, until he was caught in 2003. In 2005, as part of a plea bargain, Rudolph pled guilty to numerous state and federal homicide charges
Eric_Rudolph
Malian-French rapper (born 1974)
Abdoulaye Plea Diarra (French pronunciation: [abdulaj plea djaʁa]; born 3 August 1974), better known by his stage name Oxmo Puccino (French: [ɔksmo putʃino]
Oxmo_Puccino
A plea colloquy, in United States criminal procedure, is a conversation between a judge and a criminal defendant who has been sworn under oath, which must
Plea_colloquy
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
to testify and witness credibility. This influenced a now-controversial plea deal negotiation, under which Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of
Jeffrey_Epstein
1899 speech by Temple Lea Houston
The Soiled Dove Plea was a speech delivered by the attorney Temple Lea Houston on behalf of a prostitute, Minnie Stacey, in 1899 in Woodward, Oklahoma
Soiled_Dove_Plea
Pakistani militant (born 1965)
plea deal negotiations. On 31 July 2024, Mohammed agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence rather than a death-penalty trial. His plea deal
Khalid_Sheikh_Mohammed
2007 lewd conduct scandal
entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. As a result of the controversy surrounding his arrest and guilty plea, and following pressure
Larry_Craig_scandal
Musical artist
Less Than Jake, Alkaline Trio, and The Lawrence Arms. In 1999 he formed the Plea for Peace Foundation an organization whose aim is "to promote the ideas of
Mike_Park
2002–2004 kidnappings in Cleveland, Ohio, US
criminal counts of rape, kidnapping, and aggravated murder as part of a plea bargain. He was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 1,000 years in prison
Ariel_Castro_kidnappings
Topics referred to by the same term
Chief Pleas or Court of Chief Pleas may refer to: Chief Pleas (Sark), legislative assembly of Sark, Channel Islands Court of Chief Pleas (Guernsey), ancient
Chief_Pleas_(disambiguation)
Saudi Arabian terrorist
2024, Al-Hawsawi agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. His plea deal was revoked by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin two days later. Although
Mustafa_al-Hawsawi
American serial killer (born 1949)
Kenworth truck factory where he worked in Renton, Washington. As part of a plea bargain wherein he agreed to disclose the locations of still-missing women
Gary_Ridgway
1983 studio album by The Jack Walrath Group
A Plea for Sanity is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath which was recorded in 1982 and released on the Stash label in 1983. The AllMusic review by Scott
A_Plea_for_Sanity
an Alford plea. An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea and Alford doctrine) in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal
List of people who entered an Alford plea
List_of_people_who_entered_an_Alford_plea
1962 single by Marvin Gaye
"Soldier's Plea" is a 1962 single released by singer Marvin Gaye as Tamla 54063, and was the last non-charted early single Marvin released prior to releasing
Soldier's_Plea
American attorney (born 1965)
guilty to the drug-related and gun-related charges and entered a no-contest plea to charges of conspiracy and participating in a street gang, allowing him
Brian_Steel
Men convicted of 1993 murders in Arkansas, United States
the West Memphis Three negotiated a plea bargain with prosecutors. On August 19, 2011, they entered Alford pleas, which allowed them to assert their innocence
West_Memphis_Three
2018 familicide in Colorado
Watts pleaded guilty to multiple counts of first‑degree murder under a plea agreement in which the death penalty—later abolished in Colorado in 2020—was
Watts_family_murders
2013 murder in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
2016, Ortiz changed his 'not guilty' plea and pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped the murder charge
Murder_of_Odin_Lloyd
2010 murder of a 19-year-old girl in Ensley, Florida
sentence after pleading guilty to murder and kidnapping. Lee entered into a plea agreement and therefore sentenced to 25 years in prison. Brown is the only
Murder_of_Audreanna_Zimmerman
2003 American murder trial
arrest while awaiting a new trial. In 2017, Peterson submitted an Alford plea to the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to time
Michael_Peterson_trial
1988 English studio album by Morrissey
Likely To", "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" Alan Winstanley - producer, "Girl Least Likely To", "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" Steve Lillywhite -
Viva_Hate
American politician and convicted fraudster (born 1988)
since they knew where Santos was. In March 2023, prosecutors announced a plea bargain with Santos, and in May 2023, Santos formally settled the bad check
George_Santos
Criminal defense of following the orders of a superior
orders, also known as just following orders or the Nuremberg defense, is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether civilian, military or police, should
Superior_orders
Quadruple stabbing in Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
initially sought the death penalty. On July 2, 2025, Kohberger entered a guilty plea to all charges against him as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty.
2022_Idaho_student_murders
Criminal investigation into Hunter Biden
Republicans then expressed criticism, some stating Weiss was untrustworthy. A plea agreement negotiated in July 2023 fell through after a U.S. district judge
Weiss special counsel investigation
Weiss_special_counsel_investigation
American mobster
scheduled to begin in December 2024, but in May 2024, he made an undisclosed plea deal with the U.S. attorney's office in the Northern District of West Virginia
Fotios_Geas
Type of legal defense
An abatement in pleading, or plea in abatement, was a defence in common law to legal proceedings that did not contest the principle of the plaintiff's
Abatement_in_pleading
American cryptocurrency investment firm
misappropriated investor money, a characterization Delgado later admitted in his plea agreement. Delgado had been a public figure in Central Florida. Florida Politics
Goliath_Ventures
1990 animated TV film directed by Milton Gray
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue is a 1990 American animated children's comedy-drama social guidance television special starring many characters from several
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Cartoon_All-Stars_to_the_Rescue
Polish and French filmmaker (born 1933)
hearing in 1978, he learned that the judge would likely reject the proffered plea bargain, so he fled the U.S. to Europe, where he continued his career. He
Roman_Polanski
American actor and musician (1982–2018)
child pornography. In 2017, he pleaded guilty to the charges as part of a plea deal. He died by suicide on January 30, 2018, before a sentencing hearing
Mark_Salling
2020 murder in Winter Park, Florida
attorney James Owens. Owens met with state prosecutors about a possible plea agreement to the charge of manslaughter in exchange for a 15-year sentence
Murder_of_Jorge_Torres
Legal verdict
that a defendant is guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty
Conviction
2019 terrorist attacks in New Zealand
changing his plea. On 25 March, Tarrant issued his lawyers with formal written instructions confirming that he wanted to change his pleas to guilty. In
Christchurch_mosque_shootings
1970 United States Supreme Court case
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
North_Carolina_v._Alford
Book by William Hawkins
A Treatise of Pleas of the Crown; or, a system of the principal matters relating to that subject, digested under proper heads (or Pleas of the Crown for
A Treatise of Pleas of the Crown
A_Treatise_of_Pleas_of_the_Crown
2016 homicide case in New Mexico, US
District Attorney Raúl Torrez announced that Michelle Martens accepted a plea bargain to one count of child abuse resulting in death. Torrez said in a
Killing_of_Victoria_Martens
2009 studio album by A Plea for Purging
Depravity is the second studio album by metalcore band A Plea for Purging. It was released on hardcore and metal label, Facedown Records and was produced
Depravity_(album)
2012 United States Supreme Court case
assistance of counsel during plea bargaining. The Court ruled that when a lawyer's ineffective assistance leads to the rejection of a plea agreement, a defendant
Lafler_v._Cooper
United States military prison in southeastern Cuba
Guantanamo Bay to ADX Florence. The plea deal was revoked by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin two days later. The plea deals were reinstated in November
Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
Indian student activist (born 1987)
Umar Khalid's plea". The Hindu. 9 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023. "Umar Khalid bail plea dropped from
Umar_Khalid
American convicted serial rapist and murderer (born 1959)
Lorenzo offered a plea of no contest, on the condition that the death penalty was taken off the table. He emphasized in his plea that he did not kill
Steven_Lorenzo
Australian WikiLeaks editor (born 1971)
Assange a full appeal to extradition, Assange and his lawyers negotiated a plea deal with US prosecutors. Assange pleaded guilty in Saipan, Northern Mariana
Julian_Assange
Adage on computer performance
Niklaus Wirth, a computer scientist who discussed it in his 1995 article "A Plea for Lean Software". Wirth attributed the saying to Martin Reiser, who in
Wirth's_law
Cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with FIFA
simultaneously announced the unsealing of the indictments and the prior guilty pleas by four football executives and two corporations. The investigation revolved
2015_FIFA_corruption_case
2012 book by Joachim Gauck
Freedom. A Plea (German: Freiheit. Ein Plädoyer) is a book by Joachim Gauck, the President of Germany, released on 20 February 2012, the day after his
Freedom:_A_Plea
2007 investigation of a dogfighting ring
on the initial federal charges including Vick had agreed to guilty pleas under plea bargain agreements, apparently avoiding facing the possibility of additional
Bad_Newz_Kennels
Type of legal system
cases in the United States are handled without trial through such plea bargains. Plea bargains are becoming more common in 27 civil law countries. Law
Adversarial_system
2014 child abuse case in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Bothuell IV pleaded guilty to fourth-degree child abuse after accepting a plea deal. In early 2014, Bothuell IV and Dillard-Bothuell reported their son
Disappearance of Charles Bothuell V
Disappearance_of_Charles_Bothuell_V
2020 police murder in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
and Kueng found no pulse when urged to check. Chauvin ignored bystanders' pleas to lift his knee from Floyd's neck. The next day, after videos recorded
Murder_of_George_Floyd
1746 book by Robert Morris
A Reasonable Plea for the Animal Creation: Being a Reply to a Late Pamphlet, Intituled, A Dissertation on the Voluntary Eating of Blood, &c. is a 1746
A Reasonable Plea for the Animal Creation
A_Reasonable_Plea_for_the_Animal_Creation
Indian Ambassador to Croatia
hearing plea challenging appointment of Arun Goel as EC". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023. "Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging
Arun_Goel
American intelligence translator (born 1991)
outlet" and sentenced to five years and three months in prison as part of a plea deal. Reality Winner was incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell
Reality_Winner
Mexican drug lord (1975)
trafficking more than a billion dollars' worth of cocaine and heroin. In a 2013 plea bargain deal which was made public by a U.S. District Court in 2014, Zambada
Vicente_Zambada_Niebla
American wrestler (born 1980)
and returned to his home to recover. In May 2026, Raja Jackson reached a plea deal with an "anticipated sentence" of 90 days in jail, two years of probation
Syko_Stu
Legal concept
applied to the conversation that takes place when a defendant enters into a plea bargain and the judge is supposed to verify that the defendant understands
Colloquy_(law)
Cambodian salad
Travels. Retrieved 8 October 2023. With the raw beef salad, p'lear sach ko or plea sach ko, the beef is marinated for at least two hours, with the marinade
Pleah_sach_ko
2023 Indian TV series or programme
process. In March 2024, the Kozhikode Additional Sessions Court rejected the plea and refused to halt the screening of the documentary on Netflix, holding
Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case
Curry_&_Cyanide:_The_Jolly_Joseph_Case
Former Los Angeles Police officer and convicted criminal (born 1967)
Pérez's illegal activities, on September 8, 1999, he cut a plea bargain with authorities. In his plea bargain he revealed the Rampart scandal in exchange for
Rafael_Pérez_(police_officer)
American former teacher
LaFave, in the summer of 2004 when she was 23 and "M.M." was 14. Lafave's plea bargain included no prison time, opting for three years of house arrest due
Debra_Lafave
American spokesperson and sex offender (born 1977)
(Counsel for Defendant) (August 19, 2015). "Petition to Enter Plea of Guilty and Plea Agreement, United States v. Jared Fogle" (PDF). United States District
Jared_Fogle
American murder case
exchange for Heinrich's plea, the prosecutors agreed not to charge him with Wetterling's murder. In accordance with the plea agreement, Heinrich was sentenced
Murder_of_Jacob_Wetterling
Legal maneuver in Brazil's Operation Car Wash
Odebrecht–Car Wash leniency agreement, also known in Brazil as the "end of the world plea deal" (delações do fim do mundo), was the leniency agreement signed between
Odebrecht–Car Wash leniency agreement
Odebrecht–Car_Wash_leniency_agreement
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