Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 11, 2012 (People v. Johnson)

“The decision to permit a defendant to withdraw a previously entered plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the [trial court] and generally will not be disturbed absent an improvident exercise of discretion” (People v Caruso, 88 AD3d 809, 809 [2011]; see CPL 220.