Arnold v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Darchelle Renee Arnold was charged by indictment with two counts of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, three counts of armed robbery, and six counts of aggravated assault, in connection with the shooting deaths of two victims and the wounding of another. Pursuant to a negotiated plea, appellant pled guilty to two counts of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault. She was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life for each felony murder count and twenty years on probation, to be served consecutively, for aggravated assault. Appellant subsequently filed a motion to withdraw her guilty plea, claiming: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) she did not enter a knowing, voluntarily, and intelligent plea. Following a hearing, the motion was denied and this appeal followed. Finding no error, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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