Legal Opinion

Green v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 4, 2013No. A13A1029PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Deshawn Rahmel Green appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and contends that trial counsel was ineffective and that he did not knowingly and voluntarily enter the plea. Finding no error, we affirm.

After sentencing, “a guilty plea may only be withdrawn if the defendant establishes that such withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice — ineffective assistance of counsel or an involuntary or unknowingly entered guilty plea.” (Footnote omitted.) Wilson v. State, 302 Ga. App. 433, 434 (1) (691 SE2d 308) (2010). The trial…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Lawton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Stinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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3Cited by6 opinions

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