Legal Opinion
McCants v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 11, 1996No. A96A0737PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Shannon McCants, along with the co-defendants, Drwan and Delwin Smith (who were brothers), was charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated assault. He entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter and now appeals the entry of that plea. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
Before proceeding with the substantive merits of this matter, we address a jurisdictional issue. On February 21, 1995, the court conducted a hearing at which McCants entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years to serve. The plea and sentence were stamped…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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