Legal Opinion

Jones v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 22, 2015No. A15A0748PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

On the eve of trial, Jeffery Bernard Jones pled guilty in the Superior Court of Grady County to two counts of sale of cocaine (OCGA § 16-13-30 (b)). Thereafter, Jones filed a notice of appeal to this Court. Jones alleges that he was “never provided an opportunity for the trial court to make a determination on whether he was informed about the ramifications of a guilty plea” and that his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered because he was under the influence of marijuana at his guilty plea hearing. Finding no error, we affirm.

As a threshold matter, we…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Morrow v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Caine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Sanders v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Collier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  2. Winfrey v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. Clarence Merchant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022
  4. State v. David Lee GilmoreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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