Harris v. State

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellant entered pleas of guilty to three counts of burglary and one count of sodomy. He now contends that the trial court erroneously accepted his guilty pleas and denied his motion to withdraw those pleas.

1. Before accepting a plea of guilty, the trial court has a duty to ascertain that the plea is made voluntarily and intelligently. Minchey v. State, 155 Ga. App. 632 (1) (271 SE2d 885). While “Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 USCA 11 (1975), contains a good list of the considerations of which the trial court must be satisfied before accepting a…