Romano v. State, A95A2775
Decision Date | 22 February 1996 |
Docket Number | No. A95A2775,A95A2775 |
Citation | 469 S.E.2d 726,220 Ga.App. 322 |
Parties | ROMANO v. The STATE. |
Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Furlong & Franco, Walter W. Furlong, Atlanta, for appellant.
Louise T. Hornsby, Solicitor, Atlanta, for appellee.
At arraignment in the City Court of Atlanta on March 24, 1995, Romano entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving under the influence. OCGA § 40-6-391. The court imposed a $700 fine and 12-month suspended period of confinement.
On April 24, 1995, Romano filed motions for new trial and for modification of his sentence on grounds that he had been denied his right to counsel and did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily enter his guilty plea.
Prior to entering his guilty plea, Romano signed a pre-printed affidavit which stated that he was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs and was not suffering from any mental or physical disability; that he had been advised of, among other things, his right to be represented by a private attorney or by a public defender if he was eligible and his right to trial by jury and assistance of counsel; and that he was pleading guilty freely and voluntarily, devoid of promise or threat by anyone and without knowledge of what sentence would be imposed. At the bottom of this affidavit, the judge signed a statement that he had satisfied himself that the defendant's plea was free and voluntary, that he was in possession of his faculties, and that he was able to understand the nature and consequences of his plea.
Thereafter, Romano executed another affidavit in which he testified that when he appeared at arraignment, he thought he was entitled to appointed counsel; that when he was informed he was not so entitled, he asked for additional time to hire an attorney; that the judge refused and told him his only options were to plead guilty or not guilty; that he pled guilty under protest because he felt that he had no other choice; and that he simply signed the paperwork that was presented to him. Although the affidavit was styled an "Application as to Stipulated Transcript" and was purported to be "pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-42(g) and (i)," neither of those procedures was completed and the affidavit does not substitute for a transcript. There is no transcript of Romano's arraignment, as it was not reported.
The court, presided over by the same judge who presided at arraignment, denied Romano's motions. It did so upon finding that he was properly advised of his rights, that he made no attempt to withdraw his plea before sentence was pronounced, and that his plea was freely and voluntarily entered.
" Bowens v. State, 194 Ga.App. 391(1), 390 S.E.2d 634 (1990). A motion to withdraw the guilty plea was the appropriate motion to file. See Crosby v. State, 148 Ga.App. 215, 251 S.E.2d 81 (1978). A hearing on such a motion is not required.
Capelli v. State, 203 Ga.App. 79(1), 416 S.E.2d 136 (1992), citing Johnston v. State, 236 Ga. 370(3), 223 S.E.2d 808 (1976). Since Romano was not sentenced to actual imprisonment, the court did not err in refusing to appoint counsel to represent him.
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