301 Ga. App. 388 - Hubbard v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “guilty plea may be withdrawn only to correct a manifest injustice. The test for manifest injustice will by necessity vary from case to case, but it has been said that withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice if, for instance, a defendant is denied effective assistance of counsel, or the guilty plea was entered involuntarily or without an understanding of the nature of the charges. 3”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 304 Ga. App. 684 - Johnson v. State

2. “In order to show prejudice warranting a new trial on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must establish the reasonable probability that, but for his counsel’s errors, he would have proceeded to trial rather than enter a guilty plea. Here, [Wilson] cannot establish prejudice. 12”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 302 Ga. App. 433 - Wilson v. State