Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 9, 2014No. A14A0540PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McFADDEN, Judge.
John Young appeals from a trial court order dismissing his motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Because the motion was filed within the same term of court as the written sentence entered on the guilty plea, it was timely; and the trial court erred in ruling that he lacked jurisdiction to consider it. We therefore reverse.
On July 15, 2013, in Bulloch County Superior Court, Young pled guilty, pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U. S. 25 (91 SCt 160, 27 LE2d 162) (1970), to robbery, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Fortson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Lay v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Curry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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3Cited by7 opinions
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