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Alford plea and Malum in se

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Difference between Alford plea and Malum in se

Alford plea vs. Malum in se

An Alford plea (also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, an Alford guilty plea and the Alford doctrine), in United States law, is a guilty plea in criminal court, whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence. Malum in se (plural mala in se) is a Latin phrase meaning wrong or evil in itself.

Similarities between Alford plea and Malum in se

Alford plea and Malum in se have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Malum prohibitum, Murder.

Malum prohibitum

Malum prohibitum (plural mala prohibita, literal translation: "wrong prohibited") is a Latin phrase used in law to refer to conduct that constitutes an unlawful act only by virtue of statute, as opposed to conduct that is evil in and of itself, or malum in se. Conduct that is so clearly violative of society's standards for allowable conduct that it is illegal under English common law is usually regarded as malum in se.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.

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Alford plea and Malum in se Comparison

Alford plea has 75 relations, while Malum in se has 6. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 2.47% = 2 / (75 + 6).

References

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