McFADDEN, Judge.
John Young appeals from a trial court order dismissing his motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Because the motion was filed within the same term of court as the written sentence entered on the guilty plea, it was timely; and the trial court erred in ruling that he lacked jurisdiction to consider it. We therefore reverse.
On July 15, 2013, in Bulloch County Superior Court, Young pled guilty, pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford,
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