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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. S02A1480.

570 S.E.2d 289 (2002)

275 Ga. 538

JOHNSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 30, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Walter Kraus, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Christopher Michael Quinn, Bettieanne C. Hart, Asst. Dist. Attys., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Ruth Mary Bebko, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

Joseph Johnson, Jr., pleaded guilty to the felony murder and armed robbery of Prem Sharma and was sentenced to life imprisonment.1 He appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, contending that he was coerced into making the plea and his trial counsel was ineffective in misinforming him about the law on recidivism. Because Johnson made a voluntary and intelligent choice to plead...

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