Pattillo v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Within days after the trial court sentenced Terry Pattillo on his guilty plea to burglary, 1 theft by receiving, 2 and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 3 Pattillo moved to withdraw the guilty plea, arguing that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel. The court denied this motion, which Pattillo appeals. Because some evidence supported the trial court’s finding that Pattillo did not carry his burden of showing ineffective assistance, we affirm.

After a jury had been selected to try Pattillo on the referenced charges, he announced he wished…