Legal Opinion

Coleman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 25, 2010No. A10A1558PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Senior Appellate Judge.

On November 8, 2007, Brandon Coleman pled guilty to four counts of armed robbery and hijacking a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to serve a total of ten years of incarceration. Almost two years later, Coleman filed a pro se “Motion to Correct Illegal Sentence.” The trial court denied the motion, from which Coleman appeals. Coleman contends that his plea was not intelligently and voluntarily entered; that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance; and that the trial court was not impartial and failed to order that witnesses be present for examination at the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Mosley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  3. Torres v. ElkinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Pathfinder Payment Solutions, Inc. v. Global Payments Direct, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018

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