White v. State

Johnson, Judge.

William C. White appeals from the trial court’s entry of judgment on his plea of nolo contendere to the misdemeanor charge of sexual battery. White contends that the court erred in refusing to allow him to withdraw his plea because it was not knowingly and voluntarily given. Although there is no evidence in the record that White made a motion to withdraw his plea in the trial court, “it is well established that a claim of involuntary plea may be raised for the first time on appeal. [Cit.]” Lawson v. State, 204 Ga. App. 796 (1) (420 SE2d 600) (1992). “Once the question of the…