Case Name: Nobles v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1915-11-20
Citations: 17 Ga. App. 382
Docket Number: 6948
Parties: Nobles v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 382–382

Head Matter:
6948.
Nobles v. The State.
Decided November 20, 1915.
Accusation of gaming; from Laurens superior court — Judge Kent. August 28, 1915.
James G. Howard, for plaintiff in error.
E. L. Stephens, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, J.
1. A defendant, at any time before judgment is pronounced against him, has a right to withdraw his plea of "guilty" and plead "not guilty" (Penal Oode, § 971); and this is true although it w.as at the instance of the defendant that the court did not pronounce sentence upon him at the time he pleaded guilty, but deferred doing so for several' days, and although all the witnesses in the case had been dismissed and all the jurors discharged for the term.
2. The judge erred in overruling the motion to vacate the judgment and sentence. Judgment reversed.