Legal Opinion

NGO v. the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 21, 2018No. A17A1846PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Ellington, Presiding Judge.

Phu Sy Ngo pleaded guilty to one count of burglary in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County. He then filed, within the same term of court, a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea. During the motion hearing, Ngo asked that counsel be appointed to assist him with his motion to withdraw. The trial court denied Ngo's request for appointment of counsel and then denied his motion to withdraw the guilty plea. On appeal, Ngo claims that the trial court erred in failing to either provide counsel to assist in his motion to withdraw his plea or to inquire as to whether he…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Fortson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Platt v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  4. Douglas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Marcus J Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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