Weeks v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Kevin Weeks appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to armed robbery and aggravated assault, arguing that the plea was not valid because (1) it was not entered knowingly or voluntarily, and his attorney (2) was ineffective and (3) lacked the authority to represent him because he never formally entered an appearance. Finding that Weeks’s plea was knowing and voluntary, and that Weeks was legitimately represented by competent counsel, we affirm.

After sentence is pronounced, whether to allow the withdrawal of a guilty plea lies within the trial…