In a motion to withdraw a guilty plea, is the trial counsel ineffective for failing to file a motion?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, D067589 (Cal. App. 2015):
In People v. Brown (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 1469, 1472, the court rejected a contention similar to that made here. The court concluded that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a motion to withdraw a guilty plea where counsel reasonably believed such motion would be meritless.
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