Sanders v. State

Jan 23, 1939
27166
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, C. J.

1. “The withdrawal of a plea of guilty, ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍after sentence is pronounced, is a matter addressed to the sound, legal discretion of the trial judge.” Griffin, v. State, 12 Ga. App. 615 ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍(4) (77 S. E. 1080); Bearden v. State, 13 Ga. App. 264 (79 S. E. 79); Foster v. State, 22 Ga. App. 109 (95 S. E. 529).

2, Under the above-stated ruling ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍and the facts of the instant case it does not appear that the judge abused his discretion in ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍refusing to allow the defendant to withdraw his pleas of guilty.

Judgment affirmed.

MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur. J oseph S. ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍Grespi, for plaintiff in error. John A. Boylcin, solicitor-general, J. W. LeGraw, contra.