P. v. Jones
Defendant entered a negotiated plea of guilty to worker's compensation applicant fraud, in exchange for dismissal of the remaining counts with a waiver pursuant to People v. Harvey, probation with a stipulated 60-day county jail term, and $16,699.57 in victim restitution.
About two months after entering his plea, new counsel appeared on defendant's behalf and advised that he would be filing, and later did file, a motion to withdraw defendant's plea. The court relieved defendant's former counsel. After a hearing, the court denied the motion and sentenced defendant in accordance with the plea agreement.
Having obtained a certificate of probable cause, defendant appeals, contending that the trial court abused its discretion and erred in denying his motion to withdraw his plea. Court disagrees and affirms the judgment.
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