Legal Opinion

Mahaffey v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 18, 2020No. S20A0118PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

308 Ga. 743

FINAL COPY S20A0118. MAHAFFEY v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. In September 2014, Appellant Charles Mahaffey entered negotiated guilty pleas to felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing death of Christopher Reynolds. Appellant now challenges the trial court’s order denying his timely motion to withdraw his pleas, contending that he did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily plead guilty. We affirm. 1. The record shows that on February 21, 2014, a Cobb County grand jury indicted Appellant for malice murder, felony murder, aggravated…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Collier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019

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