Carroll v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Jessica Lacy Carroll pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, OCGA § 40-6-393, and serious injury by vehicle, OCGA § 40-6-394. On appeal, she argues that the trial court erred in refusing to allow her to withdraw her plea after she discovered that the State deliberately withheld exculpatory information from her in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U. S. 83 (83 SC 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963).

This case arose while the then 19-year-old Carroll was driving down a roadway during a heavy rainstorm with three passengers, two adults and a toddler. She lost control and the car…