Goodall v. United States

Goodall contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his post-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea without a hearing. Primarily, he asserts that in pleading guilty to manslaughter while armed, 1 he was misinformed by his attorney that he would be eligible for parole once he served the five year minimum term mandated by the “while armed” statute, without regard to the actual minimum sentence imposed by the trial court. We conclude that Goodall is entitled to a hearing on this claim.

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In connection with the shooting death of his uncle, Goodall was indicted on November…