Legal Opinion
Winfrey v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 29, 2018No. S17G1270PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grant, Justice.
**94Appellant Jimmy Carlton Winfrey pled guilty to six counts of violating Georgia's Street Gang Terrorism Prevention Act in connection with a drive-by shooting of rapper "Lil Wayne's"1 tour bus on Interstate 75.2
*614Winfrey now appeals, asserting that the trial judge improperly participated in plea negotiations in violation of Uniform Superior Court Rule 33.5 (A) and that his plea was involuntary on the basis of that participation. We agree, and we therefore reverse Winfrey's convictions.
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Winfrey entered his plea during a pre-trial hearing where the status of his plea negotiations…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- State v. WootenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- McDaniel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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3Cited by11 opinions
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