An application to withdraw a guilty plea requires sworn evidence; unsworn assertions in written submissions are insufficient. Where a sentence accords with the position taken by the offender's counsel below, special circumstances must be shown to warrant departure from the principle that the offender is bound by the conduct of his case.
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