Legal Opinion
Goss v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1982No. 63067PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Chief Judge.
Pursuant to “plea bargaining,” the defendant plead guilty to one count of an indictment charging him with aggravated assault and two other counts were dismissed by the state. After the trial judge sentenced the defendant to serve 10 years, a motion to withdraw the plea of guilty was filed. This motion was denied and appeal was brought to this court. Held:
It is well established “that a ruling on a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty after pronouncement of sentence is always within the sound legal discretion of the trial court.” Smith v. State, 231 Ga. 23, 24 (200 SE2d…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Dean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Sheriff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Vanvelsor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Craig v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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