Owens v. State

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Markel Owens appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the trial court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with Fortson v. State, 272 Ga. 457 (532 SE2d 102) (2000).

The record reflects that in June 2014, Owens pled guilty to and was sentenced for armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Within the same term of court, and acting pro se, Owens moved to withdraw his guilty plea. See OCGA §…