Legal Opinion
Powell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 10, 2020No. S20A0852PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
309 Ga. 523
FINAL COPY S20A0852. POWELL v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. Tyree Khalil Powell appeals the denial of his timely motion to withdraw his guilty plea to malice murder. He argues that his motion was improperly denied because he was not properly advised of the rights listed in Boykin v. Alabama,
395 U.S. 238, 243
( 89 SCt 1709, 23 LE2d 274) (1969), and was forced to proceed with counsel with whom he had a bad relationship and who was not prepared for trial. Powell also argues that he should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea because the trial court erred in denying his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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