California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. King, H037401 (Cal. App. 2013):
The trial court appears to have found that defendant simply changed his mind and that this was insufficient to meet the "good cause" standard of section 1016. Such a finding is consistent with cases considering section 1018, which governs a defendant's request to withdraw a guilty plea. For purposes of that statute, it is well-established that " '[a] plea may not be withdrawn simply because the defendant has changed his [or her] mind.' [Citation.]" (People v. Breslin (2012) 205 Cal.App.4th 1409, 1416.)
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