Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 23, 1939No. 27166PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

1. “The withdrawal of a plea of guilty, after sentence is pronounced, is a matter addressed to the sound, legal discretion of the trial judge.” Griffin, v. State, 12 Ga. App. 615 (4) (77 S. E. 1080); Bearden v. State, 13 Ga. App. 264 (79 S. E. 79); Foster v. State, 22 Ga. App. 109 (95 S. E. 529).

2, Under the above-stated ruling and the facts of the instant case it does not appear that the judge abused his discretion in refusing to allow the defendant to withdraw his pleas of guilty.

Judgment affirmed.

MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur. J oseph S. Grespi, for plaintiff in error. John A. Boylcin,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  2. Bearden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  3. Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  2. Sanders v. AldredgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
  4. Welch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  5. Fortson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957

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