Does a defendant have to withdraw his guilty plea if the trial court cannot effectuate a plea agreement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McDaniel, B285280 (Cal. App. 2018):
it recognized the illegality"]; People v. Pinon (1973) 35 Cal.App.3d 120, 125 [when the trial court cannot effectuate a plea agreement, the "defendant must be given an opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea"].)
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