Carson v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

On June 21, 2010, Rashaad Carson entered a nonnegotiated (i.e., “blind”) guilty plea in the Superior Court of Douglas County to armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41 (a); three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2); cruelty to children in the first degree, OCGA § 16-5-70 (b); and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, OCGA § 16-11-106 (b) (1). The trial court sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment, 13 to serve. On July 12, 2010, Carson filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Following a hearing, the trial court denied…