Legal Opinion

Cook v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 8, 1980No. 59176PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant pled guilty to two charges of child molestation and one charge of incest, and judgment was entered accordingly. Within the same term of court, defendant subsequently filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate the sentences imposed, on the grounds that his plea was not intelligently and voluntarily entered. It is from the denial of such motion that defendant brings this appeal. We reverse.

" 'After a prisoner raises the question of the validity of his plea of guilty, the burden is on the state to show that *363the plea was intelligently and voluntarily entered .…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Conlogue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Meyers v. GloverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Harrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Community Education Center, Inc. v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. Jamison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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