Nothing in defendant's statements at the plea proceeding suggested that the plea was anything but voluntary. Under the plea agreement, the People agreed to discontinue pending investigations into additional alleged criminal conduct involving both defendant and his mother. To the extent the plea was linked to favorable treatment of defendant's mother, it would have been better if the court had focused on this issue during the allocution, but the plea met constitutional standards...
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