Hood v. State

315 Ga. 809

FINAL COPY S23A0326. HOOD v. THE STATE. LAGRUA, Justice. Appellant Larry Hood challenges the superior court’s order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to malice murder and other crimes in connection with the death of Angela Ritter Davis. Hood claims that his plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary because his plea counsel made an affirmative misrepresentation about the collateral consequences of his plea, i.e., his parole eligibility. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the superior court’s denial of Hood’s motion. However, because the superior court…