N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 220.60: Plea; change of plea

§ 220.60 Plea; change of plea.

1. A defendant who has entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment

may as a matter of right withdraw such plea at any time before rendition

of a verdict and enter a plea of guilty to the entire indictment

pursuant to subdivision two, but subject to the limitation in

subdivision five of section 220.10.

2. A defendant who has entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment

may, with both the permission of the court and the consent of the

people, withdraw such plea at any time before the rendition of a verdict

and enter: (a) a plea of guilty to part of the indictment pursuant to

subdivision three or four but subject to the limitation in subdivision

five of section 220.10, or (b) a plea of not responsible by reason of

mental disease or defect to the indictment pursuant to section 220.15 of

this chapter.

3. At any time before the imposition of sentence, the court in its

discretion may permit a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty to

the entire indictment or to part of the indictment, or a plea of not

responsible by reason of mental disease or defect, to withdraw such

plea, and in such event the entire indictment, as it existed at the time

of such plea, is restored.

4. When a special information has been filed pursuant to section

200.61 or 200.62 of this chapter, a defendant may enter a plea of guilty

to the count or counts of the indictment to which the special

information applies without admitting the allegations of the special

information. Whenever a defendant enters a plea of guilty to the count

or counts of the indictment to which the special information applies

without admitting the allegations of the special information, the court

must, unless the people consent otherwise, conduct a hearing in

accordance with paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section 200.62 or

paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section 200.61 of this chapter,

whichever is applicable.