Swan v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Ricky Swan entered a guilty plea to two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of theft by taking. He subsequently filed a pro se motion to withdraw his plea, contending that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance and that, as a result, his plea was not intelligently and voluntarily entered. We disagree and affirm.

1. To prevail on his ineffective assistance claim, Swan must demonstrate that counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that there is a reasonable probability that, absent counsel’s deficiencies, he would not have…