Can a defendant withdraw his plea from a charge of reckless driving based on ineffective assistance of counsel?

Accordingly, in People v. Marlin (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 559 (Marlin), the defendant embellished his claim of Marsden error with an ineffective assistance of counsel claima claim which can survive a plea.⁷ The defendant sought to withdraw his plea and engage an attorney to investigate a defense of contributory negligence of the victim. (Id. at p. 567.) The defendant expressed dissatisfaction with his counsel's failure to undertake an accident scene investigation although

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