493 S.E.2d 595 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1997
On July 21, 1993, defendant Foskey entered a plea of guilty of the offense of burglary and was sentenced to confinement for a period of 20 years. On June 3, 1997, almost four years and eleven terms of court past the date of his conviction and sentence, defendant filed a motion to withdraw his plea of guilty based on contentions that the State had not honored the agreement made at the time of his plea and that the agreement bestowed upon him the option of withdrawing the plea whenever the agreement was dishonored by the State. This appeal is taken from the denial of defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. Held:
“The trial court’s authority to grant a motion to withdraw a guilty plea ends with the term of court in which the judgment of con
Judgment vacated and case remanded with direction.