Defendant's argument that the trial court abused its discretion in sua sponte rescinding its oral decision granting defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea is unpreserved, and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we reject defendant's contention on the merits. A nisi prius court "has the inherent power, sua sponte or on motion of a party, to reconsider and vacate its prior decision before issuing an order thereon" (...
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