Motion to Withdraw Plea: When Permitted

A motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere may be made only before sentence is imposed or imposition of sentence is suspended; but to correct manifest injustice the court after sentence may set aside the judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw his plea. NOTE: Section 120.42 is identical to former Rule 32(d). See also Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(d) (same). See generally 8A Moore, Federal Practice &32.07 (1974).