Jordan v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAfter Travis Jordan brought an abrupt end to his murder trial by pleading guilty to felony murder, he moved to withdraw his plea prior to sentencing. The trial court denied Jordan’s motion, concluding that Jordan did not have a right to withdraw his guilty plea because he was charged with a capital crime and that, even if he had such a right, he had waived it. Jordan appealed, arguing among other things, that he had an absolute right to withdraw his guilty plea and that he did not knowingly waive his right. To this, the Georgia Supreme Court found Jordan was correct, and so it reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
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