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Brown v. State

Citations

  • 670 S.E.2d 900
  • 295 Ga. App. 107
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 33
  • 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 1389

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  • reversing trial court’s denial of motion to withdraw plea and remanding for further proceedings on the question of previous counsel’s ineffectiveness
  • “although Brown was represented by trial counsel, an attorney cannot reasonably be expected to assert or argue his or her own ineffectiveness, and thus new counsel is required when that claim is raised”
  • trial court erred in failing to inform defendant he was entitled to new counsel when pursuing a claim of ineffective assistance in a timely filed motion to withdraw guilty plea, and for holding a hearing on the motion while defendant represented by same counsel
  • trial court erred in failing to inform defendant he was entitled to new counsel when pursuing a claim of ineffective assistance in a timely filed motion to withdraw guilty plea, and for holding a hearing on the motion while defendant represented by same counsel

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Judges: Adams, Mikell, Smith

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