Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 23, 2009No. A08A2118PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bernes, Judge.

LaWarkee LaDay Williams entered a nonnegotiated guilty plea to three counts of distribution of controlled substances, two counts of use of a communication facility in the sale of cocaine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred both by not allowing him to withdraw his guilty plea and by sentencing him as a recidivist. We affirm.

The record shows that this case stemmed from three separate transactions in which Williams sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant working for the state, all three…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Nash v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Rocha v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Trapp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  3. Gower v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  4. Murray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Ranger v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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