Neal v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Neal appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw a plea of guilty of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Held:

Defendant maintains that he was misled by his court-appointed attorney into believing that he would receive a substantial benefit by accepting a plea bargain agreement when in fact no such benefit existed. At the time the charge at issue was pending in Newton County against defendant, he was serving a sentence of ten years, eight to serve, arising from prior violations of the…