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FORTSON v. STATE

No. S00A0196.

532 S.E.2d 102 (2000)

272 Ga. 457

FORTSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Millsaps, Covington, for appellant.

Alan A. Cook, District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, H. Maddox Kilgore, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Shedrick Fortson pled guilty to felony murder and firearm possession in January 1998. In February 1998 Fortson filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea alleging that because his appointed counsel was ineffective his plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered. Fortson did not have counsel at the time of the hearing on the guilty plea withdrawal. The trial court denied the motion to withdraw. Because Fortson was not informed of his right to...

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