WATSON v. STATE

No. A11A0263.

706 S.E.2d 194 (2011)

WATSON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Robert McCarthy , for appellant.

Kermit N. McManus , District Attorney, Stephen E. Spencer , Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


ANDREWS, Judge.

On appeal from the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw a guilty plea, Phillip Watson argues that because the motion was timely filed, the court erred in refusing to hold an evidentiary hearing concerning his ineffective assistance claim and in denying the motion. We agree that the motion remained pending, vacate the denial of the motion, and remand the case for further proceedings.

The record shows that on May 9, 2008, Watson pled...

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