Supreme Court of Georgia, 2007

Boone v. State

Boone v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided April 24, 2007 · Sears
644 S.E.2d 136; 281 Ga. 887; 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 1377; 2007 Ga. LEXIS 304 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Boone v. State

Opinion

SEARS, Chief Justice.

In 2001, Verdice Boone pled guilty in Polk County to felony murder, aggravated battery, and arson. He received a life sentence for felony murder and a concurrent 20-year sentence for the arson offense. In 2006, Boone filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. “It is well settled that when the term of court has expired in which a defendant was sentenced pursuant to a guilty plea, the trial court lacks jurisdiction to allow the withdrawal of the plea. [Boone’s] only available means to withdraw his guilty plea is through habeas corpus proceedings.” 1 Accordingly, the trial court properly denied Boone’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. 2

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.
1

Henry v. State, 269 Ga. 851, 853 (507 SE2d 419) (1998) (citations omitted).

2

Rubiani v. State, 279 Ga. 299 (612 SE2d 798) (2005).

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