Collins v. THE STATE

Carley, Judge.

On May 9,1980, appellant entered a plea of guilty to a charge of armed robbery and was sentenced to ten years. On August 8, 1980, within the same term of court, appellant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. After a hearing on the motion, the trial court refused to allow appellant to withdraw his plea and appellant appeals.

“An accused may withdraw a guilty plea at any time before judgment is announced and may then plead not guilty. However, once sentence is pronounced (as occurred in this case), a withdrawal of a plea is within the sound discretion of the court, and this…