GA · rules
Ga. Unif. Super. Ct. R. 33.12
Plea Withdrawal
(A) After sentence is pronounced, the judge should allow the defendant to withdraw a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere whenever the defendant, upon a timely motion for withdrawal, proves
that withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice.
(B) In the absence of a showing that withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice, a
defendant may not withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere as a matter of right once
sentence has been pronounced by the judge.
History
Amended effective October 9, 1997.
Provenance
- Source
- georgiasuperiorcourts.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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