Complex sentence: 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 court where the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence.
Split into simpler sentences: 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 court. As part of the guilty plea, the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence.