Judgment affirmed.
When, during pretrial proceedings, the defendant-appellant sought to withdraw his plea of not guilty and substitute a guilty plea, the trial court, before accepting the plea, properly made inquiry as to the circumstances of the charged crimes, rather than allowing "the mere mouthing of the word `guilty'" (see People v Serrano,
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