Ford v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Joe Nathan Ford pled guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime and was sentenced to serve ten years of a twenty-five-year sentence. Ford appeals, pro se, from the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand this case to the trial court.

1. Ford complains that the trial court failed to appoint him counsel for purposes of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Ford was represented by private counsel when he entered his guilty plea. The record reveals that…