Q: If I feel I was coeherced in taking a plea agreement can I take back that plea
I had a public defender, he got upset about going to trial, he started to tell me things about my case he said he knew as evidence, I believe he made up to scare me into taking the plea. So I did take the plea, but now regret it
A: Public defenders don't "make things up" to get people to take plea deals. They give honest advice on what they believe you should do in terms of taking an agreement or going to trial. It is then up to you decide how you want to move forward. You could certainly seek to withdraw your plea, but you do not have an absolutely right to withdraw your plea. It would be up to the judge to decide if he or she will let you do so. But then you are back to square one. So ultimately, you could go to trial, but you could come out with a worse outcome.
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