Busby v. State

The appellant, Michael Durand Busby, pled guilty to manslaughter, a violation of § 13A-6-3(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of twenty years in prison. The appellant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which the trial court summarily denied. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. In his motion, he raised several potentially meritorious claims in which he contended that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance and that he did not knowingly, voluntarily, and…