The court properly denied defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea and his motion to vacate the judgment. Recognizing the special scrutiny required when a defendant's plea is connected to that of a relative, we conclude that to the extent that defendant's plea may be considered linked to the plea of his codefendant brother, such linkage did not render defendant's plea involuntary under the totality of circumstances. Particularly pertinent is the overwhelming evidence...
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