Can a motion to withdraw a plea be denied by the Court of Appeal?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Ramon, E060665 (Cal. App. 2014):

withdraw the plea and an appellate court will uphold the denial of a motion to withdraw a plea unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion. "'Guilty pleas resulting from a bargain should not be set aside lightly and finality of proceedings should be encouraged." [Citation.]' [Citation.]"].) (Id. at p. 1097.) Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have independently reviewed the record for potential error and find no arguable issues.

The judgment is affirmed.

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