NEGOTIATED JUSTICE AND THE PLEA OF GUILTY

1) Alford plea - guilty plea by defendant professing innocence (judge may accept if there is a factual basis for the plea)

 2) Boykin form - form signed by defendant who wants to plead guilty

 3) Charge bargaining - bargaining over the offense to which the defendant will plead

 4) Count bargaining - bargaining over which counts will be dropped and which will plead

 5) Nolo contendere - no contest plea, criminal equivalent of not guilty, except that it cannot be used against the defendant in a civil case

 6) Plea bargaining - negotiation between defense and prosecution to obtain guilty plea

 7) Plea on the nose - pleading to the original charge

 8) Sentence bargaining - negotiating over prosecutor’s sentencing recommendation in exchange for guilty plea