Case remanded to the Supreme Court to hear and report on defendant's application to withdraw his plea of guilty, and appeal held in abeyance in the interim. It is within the discretion of the trial court to allow a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea at any time prior to sentence. "The court, except under special circumstances, should either grant the application or conduct a hearing to determine whether the application has merit" (cf. People v Williams,
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