N.Y. CPL Law § 220.60

§ 220.60 Plea; change of plea.\n 1. A defendant who has entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment\nmay as a matter of right withdraw such plea at any time before rendition\nof a verdict and enter a plea of guilty to the entire indictment\npursuant to subdivision two, but subject to the limitation in\nsubdivision five of section 220.10.\n 2. A defendant who has entered a plea of not guilty to an indictment\nmay, with both the permission of the court and the consent of the\npeople, withdraw such plea at any time before the rendition of a verdict\nand enter: (a) a plea of guilty to part of the indictment pursuant to\nsubdivision three or four but subject to the limitation in subdivision\nfive of section 220.10, or (b) a plea of not responsible by reason of\nmental disease or defect to the indictment pursuant to section 220.15 of\nthis chapter.\n 3. At any time before the imposition of sentence, the court in its\ndiscretion may permit a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty to\nthe entire indictment or to part of the indictment, or a plea of not\nresponsible by reason of mental disease or defect, to withdraw such\nplea, and in such event the entire indictment, as it existed at the time\nof such plea, is restored.\n 4. When a special information has been filed pursuant to section\n200.61 or 200.62 of this chapter, a defendant may enter a plea of guilty\nto the count or counts of the indictment to which the special\ninformation applies without admitting the allegations of the special\ninformation. Whenever a defendant enters a plea of guilty to the count\nor counts of the indictment to which the special information applies\nwithout admitting the allegations of the special information, the court\nmust, unless the people consent otherwise, conduct a hearing in\naccordance with paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section 200.62 or\nparagraph (b) of subdivision three of section 200.61 of this chapter,\nwhichever is applicable.\n