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DAVENPORT v. STATE

51464.

136 Ga. App. 913 (1975)

222 S.E.2d 644

DAVENPORT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 20, 1975.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Cohen, for appellant.

William H. Ison, District Attorney, Michael D. Anderson, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

PANNELL, Presiding Judge.

1. "A plea of guilty may be withdrawn at any time before the sentence is pronounced... When is a sentence pronounced? Does the mere signing of the written judgment constitute the pronouncement of the sentence? No, there is one step further to be taken before pronouncement of the sentence is complete. The judgment must be in writing, it must be signed, and it must be filed with the clerk of court." Ballard v. State,

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