Legal Opinion
Hutchison v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1998No. A98A0162PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
Neil Hutchison was sentenced to serve 15 years in confinement after entering a negotiated guilty plea to rape. In this appeal he contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
“ 'In Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U. S. 52, 56 (106 SC 366, 88 LE2d 203) (1985), the Supreme Court held that the test enunciated in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (104 SC 2052, 80 LE2d 674) (1984), applies when guilty pleas are challenged based on ineffectiveness of counsel. Under these circumstances, to satisfy the second…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lloyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Whitehead v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Ellis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Wilcox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Fleming v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Bess v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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