Legal Opinion
Argot v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 9, 2003No. A03A0080PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Candé-Su Argot was indicted for murder and cruelty to children. On April 17, 1998, she pled guilty under North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U. S. 25 (91 SC 160, 27 LE2d 162) (1970), to voluntary manslaughter. On August 10, 1998, following a presentence investigation and hearing, the trial court sentenced her to 20 years in prison. On August 27, 1998, Argot filed a motion for reconsideration of her sentence. On September 10, 1998, she filed a motion to withdraw her guilty plea, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court improperly considered her Alford plea in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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