WALDEN v. STATE

No. S12A0014.

728 S.E.2d 186 (2012)

291 Ga. 260

WALDEN v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda Renee Flora , McDonough, for appellant.

Tommy Kenneth Floyd , Dist. Atty., John Andrew Pipkin, III , Asst. Dist. Atty., District Attorney's Office, Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, for appellee.


HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

James Mickey Walden pled guilty to felony murder on January 27, 2011 in connection with the arson that caused his stepfather's death.1 On February 15, 2011, Walden filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which the trial court denied. Finding that the plea was voluntary, we affirm. We further hold that Walden's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is not properly before us on direct appeal since it was...

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