Nichols v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Justin Levi Nichols appeals from the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to the offenses of rape, aggravated assault, and burglary. He contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, that his plea was not voluntary, and that withdrawal of the plea is necessary to prevent a manifest injustice. We find no error, and we affirm.

1. We first discuss Nichols’s argument that his plea was not voluntarily given. During the plea hearing, Nichols testified that he “broke in a woman’s house, beat her up and raped her.” And he admitted that he “had sexual…