State v. Morris

The defendants assign as error the denial by the trial judge of the motion to withdraw their pleas of guilty and the request for a jury trial. The withdrawal of such a plea after its acceptance by the court and the imposition of sentence “is not a matter of right, and a motion to be allowed to so retract is addressed to the sound discretion of the court.” State v. Crandall, 225 N.C. 148, 33 S.E. 2d 861. “This is especially true when it appears that the plea was understandingly and intelligently made.” Padgett v. United States, 252 F. Supp. 772 (E.D.N.C. 1965). “Motions of such character are…