Saturday, March 8, 2014  The West Memphis Three and their Alford
Plea:  How two legal teams demonstrated idyllic legal advocacy
Published: September 27, 2011 share   On August 19, 2011, a plea
deal nothing short of remarkable was struck in a case that has
held the attention of the town of West Memphis, Arkansas and
arguably the nation for over 18 years. In a crafty maneuver
exemplifying the skills of legal advocacy, attorneys from both
sides of the very publicized legal case negotiated a plea deal
called the Alford Plea, finally putting a highly controversial
murder case to rest. The following is a brief synopsis of the
case that shocked a nation, paired with exclusive personal input
from the attorneys who negotiated the deal, exhibiting a rare
instance of true legal compromise.  The Background:   In May of
1993, the lifeless bodies of three second grade boys were found
in a muddy ditch in Arkansas. Their cold legs were hogtied to
their mutilated bodies with their own shoelaces. Understandably
so, the small c