Shaheed v. State

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

Farah Mahmood Shaheed appeals the trial court’s denial of the motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Because Shaheed was not entitled to withdraw his plea as a matter of right and he has not demonstrated that the denial of his motion constitutes manifest injustice, we affirm.

On July 3, 2000, Shaheed entered an Alford 1 plea to felony murder and aggravated assault by shooting in connection with an armed robbery and the shooting death of Le-Andre Barnes. 2 The trial court sentenced Shaheed to life imprisonment under the First Offender Act. 3 Shortly after sentencing,…