Legal Opinion

State v. Kight

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 6, 1985No. 70256PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal of the trial court’s grant of Tony Lewis Right’s motion to withdraw his October 6, 1982, plea of nolo contendere to a charge of driving under the influence. Because he had a prior conviction for DUI in December 1977, the Department of Public Safety on November 29, 1982, declared Right an habitual offender and sus-' pended his license for five years. In September 1984, Right was arrested and charged with violating the Habitual Offender Act. More than two years and many terms of court after his 1982 nolo contendere plea, Right now claims that he did…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Roberts v. GreenwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Conlogue v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Union Circulation Co. v. Trust Co. BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Marshall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Kaiser v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Jarrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  3. State v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. Morgan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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