> "An Alford Plea is a paradox — it means you get to maintain your innocence, even as you accept a guilty plea. It makes no sense to anyone capable of logical thinking, and the only reason it exists is so the state can’t be held accountable for sentencing an innocent person to death. Part of this plea deal was that I could never sue the state of Arkansas for what they had done to me. Why would I take such a deal? Because I knew that if I didn’t, I’d ... [be killed], despite having evidence that would have gained us exoneration in a less corrupt forum."

As a European I never stop being amazed how crazy corrupt the US legal system is and how ignorant the US citizens are.