This case ruled that a defendant can enter a guilty plea for a lesser sentence while maintaining his or her innocence.

A. Boykin v. Alabama (1969)
B. Missouri v. Frye (2012)
C. North Carolina v. Alford (1970)
D. Ricketts v. Adamson (1987)
E. Bordenkircher v. Hayes (1978)


Answer: C

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