Legal Opinion

Nobles v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 20, 1915No. 6948PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Accusation of gaming; from Laurens superior court — Judge Kent. August 28, 1915.

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, J.

1. A defendant, at any time before judgment is pronounced against him, has a right to withdraw his plea of “guilty” and plead “not guilty” (Penal Oode, § 971); and this is true although it w.as at the instance of the defendant that the court did not pronounce sentence upon him at the time he pleaded guilty, but deferred doing so for several' days, and although all the witnesses in the case had been dismissed and all the jurors discharged for the term.

2. The judge erred in overruling the motion to vacate the judgment and sentence. Judgment reversed.

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. KellarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  2. Ware v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
  4. Burkett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Vanvelsor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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