RICE v. STATE

S17A0982.

804 S.E.2d 5 (2017)

RICE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided August 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tamika L. Fluker , Office of the Circuit Public Defender, Macon Circuit, 201 Second Street, Ste. 550, Macon, Georgia 31201, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Vanessa Therese Meyerhoefer , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Karl David Cooke, Jr. , District Attorney, Dorothy Vinson Hull , A.D.A., MACON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 661 Mulberry Street, Third Floor, Grand Building, Macon, Georgia 31201, for Appellee.


In 2011, Michael Todd Rice pled guilty to felony murder in connection with the shooting death of James Abney, Jr. Rice appeals, claiming the trial court erred when it denied his motion to withdraw his plea. Rice also contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon our review of the record and briefs, we...

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