Legal Opinion
Phelps v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 21, 2013No. S13A1294PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
Willie C. Phelps appeals from the denial of his motions to withdraw his pleas of guilty to the felony murder of Christopher Sloan while in the commission of aggravated assault, and the aggravated assault of Leon Thomas. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
On October 7, 2009, in a twelve-count indictment, a Brooks County grand jury indicted Phelps, along with Kenneth Dewayne Brinson and Kenneth Dewayne Williams, for felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; the alleged crimes involved the shooting death of…
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