State v. Lankford

MURPHY, Judge.

*212 Where a defendant moves to withdraw his plea of guilty or no contest before sentencing but after he has been informed of his sentence by the presiding judge, such *111 motion need only be granted where a trial court's denial would result in a manifest injustice. Here, Defendant, Benjamin Curtis Lankford, moved to withdraw his plea of no contest more than two months after he was told his sentence by the trial court. The trial court's denial of Defendant's motion did not result in a manifest injustice, and is affirmed.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was indicted for fleeing to elude arrest,…