Legal Opinion
Hayes v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 18, 2016No. A16A0588PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
Marion S. Hayes, proceeding pro se, appeals from his convictions and sentence entered after he pleaded guilty to charges of burglary (count 1), possession of tools for the commission of a crime (count 3), and misdemeanor obstruction of a law-enforcement officer (count 4) on December 5, 2011.1 Hayes contends that, inter alia, the trial court improperly participated in the guilty-plea proceedings, rendering his plea involuntary. Because we agree, we reverse Hayes’s convictions and sentence.
The record reflects that Hayes entered an Alford2 plea to the offenses enumerated supra. He…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McDaniel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- United States v. Anthony DavilaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Skomer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
- Winfrey v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- HAYES v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017