Ward v. State

McFadden, Judge.

Kentral Ward appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his out-of-time motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Because the trial court properly found that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the motion, we affirm.

On October 14, 2009, Ward pled guilty in Rockdale County Superior Court to one count of armed robbery. He was sentenced as a recidivist to fourteen years in confinement, followed by six years on probation. Over one year later, on October 26, 2010, he filed an “Extraordinary Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea,” claiming that he did not knowingly and voluntarily plead…