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Appellant Joseph Victor Romano appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his pleas of guilty to two charges of murder.1 We find that appellant’s pleas were entered knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily, that there was a sufficient factual basis for the trial court to accept the pleas, and that appellant received effective assistance from his trial counsel prior to entering his pleas. Therefore, we affirm.

In January 1997, law enforcement officers discovered the bodies of Mike Rogers and Vicki White at a residence located in rural Mitchell County. Appellant Joseph Romano was soon identified as a suspect in the murders. Shortly thereafter, appellant surrendered to law enforcement officers in Denver, Colorado, and was returned to Georgia, where he gave a statement in which he confessed to shooting Mike Rogers, but denied shooting Vicki White. After appellant was arrested, he was appointed counsel to assist him at trial. The week before his trial was scheduled to begin, appellant entered pleas of guilty to two counts of murder, and was sentenced to two life sentences, to run concurrently. Appellant then filed a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty pleas, and was appointed different counsel to assist with that motion. Appellant appeals the denial of his request to withdraw his pleas.

 
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