Q: How do I withdraw my plea agreement in Decatur county Tennessee due to ineffective counsel and pressure to accept
So I was charged with possession of drugs with intent my appointed attorney did not negotiate with the DA one bit bcthe same that the prosecutor offered in gen sessions was the same in circuit court this was my first felony charge and most first timers get rehab & or probation it was never even offered (8) years is what they offered my PD who has a huge caseload and got no motion of discovery no lab Results kept preßuring me to sign so far as having the jail captain telling me to bring dress clothes to the jail for the trial that was set for July 3 2023 which my attorney advised that my trial wouldn't happen for a year from now and I would have to sit in jail til it did I thought I would get to be free until then but he said no
A: Hire a competent attorney to: Motion to Set Aside Guilty Plea; or Notice of Appeal dealing with the Sentence only. Time may be too late now, so call for a lawyer today. Later a Post-Conviction Petition to set aside everything for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel can be filed (within 1 year of the Judgment).
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