Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
alpha plea
do you have to do all the time sentence or can the time you served count?
Asked on 2/17/09, 4:57 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: alpha plea
An "Alford Plea" is till a plea of guilty, and any
time which a defendant has served incarcerated prior to entering such a plea will normally be counted as part of the time which he or she must serve of any jail sentence imposed by the court.
Answered on 2/17/09, 5:35 pm
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