[Xenalyte]

I've only read about four lines of Ms. Epler's article, but I salute her for noting Westerfield's plea of NOT GUILTY, and not calling it INNOCENT. The fiction of "pleading innocent" makes me grind my teeth.

[Irene Adler]

" The fiction of "pleading innocent" makes me grind my teeth."

ME TOO! I thought I was the only one. I am fairly sure that there isn't anywhere in the U.S. where you can plead "innocent". You can only plead "not guilty" or "guilty" or "no contest/Alford plea" (which seems to be pretty close to a "guilty" plea).

If I am wrong on this, I wish some FReeper lawyer would set me straight cause I would like to know.