in the indictment. If a defendant enters a plea of guilty to the full indictment, the prosecution can require no more.” Mem. Op. 9, J.A. 105. The district court reasoned that the only limitation on the defendant’s ability to plead guilty is that the court must ensure that “the defendant is entering the plea willingly, freely and voluntarily, without threats or promises, except promises set out in writing, and with knowledge of the charge, and the consequences.” Id. According to the district court, its discretion not to accept a defendant’s guilty plea is limited: as long as the defendant enters his plea voluntarily and understands the nature of his charge and the consequences of his plea, the court must accept the plea. See United States v. Delegal, 678 F.2d 47, 50 (7th Cir.1982) (<HOLDING>); Graham v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 11
holding that a criminal defendant must provide a fair and just reason to support withdrawal of his guilty plea even when that plea has not yet been accepted by the district court holding that plea of guilty or nolo contendere is not rendered involuntary because it is a product of plea bargaining an accepted plea bargain must be recorded and court may accept a bargained plea to a lesser offense reasonably related to a charged offense holding criminal defendant does not have constitutional right to have guilty plea accepted by court holding that a defendant may withdraw a guilty plea as a matter of right before it is accepted by the court based on ndr crim p 32d3 which states that a defendant may not withdraw his plea of guilty as a matter of right once the plea has been accepted by the court  alteration in original holding that the defendant was entitled to have his plea accepted absent a sound reason for rejecting the plea