Goodwin v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court’s denial of Goodwin’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea, holding that he failed to demonstrate that his plea counsel’s performance was constitutionally deficient and therefore no manifest injustice existed. The court applied the Strickland test for ineffective assistance and the abuse‑of‑discretion standard for reviewing the trial court’s decision, concluding the lower court’s credibility determinations were proper.