Anderson v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant appeals her sentence for speeding, urging that the trial court erred by refusing to permit withdrawal of her-guilty plea after sentence was pronounced.

OCGA § 17-7-93 (b) grants defendant an absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea “before judgment is pronounced.” Orally announcing the sentence constitutes a pronouncement under that code section. Coleman v. State, 256 Ga. 77, 78 (1) (343 SE2d 695) (1986); State v. Germany, 246 Ga. 455 (271 SE2d 851) (1980). “After pronouncement of sentence, a ruling on a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty is within the discretion of…