After conducting a thorough hearing, the court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The record of the plea allocution, along with the testimony adduced at the plea withdrawal hearing, establishes that the plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary, and that defendant received effective assistance of counsel, including appropriate advice concerning the offered plea (see People v Ford,
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