People v. Williams

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, rendered January 14, 1975, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Case remanded to the Supreme Court to hear de novo and report on defendant’s application to withdraw his guilty plea and appeal held in abeyance in the interim. The discretion to permit a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea at any time before the imposition of sentence derives from CPL 220.60 (subd 3). The court, except under special circumstances, should either grant the application or conduct…