Commonwealth v. Jackson

The defendant, Preston Jackson, appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, in which he sought to withdraw guilty pleas on nine counts of armed robbery, one count of armed assault with intent to commit robbery, and one count of attempt to commit a crime, all entered in 2010. We affirm.

A motion to withdraw a guilty plea, which is treated as a motion for new trial pursuant to Mass.R.Crim.P. 30(b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), may be allowed if "it appears that justice may not have been done." Commonwealth v. Scott, 467 Mass. 336, 344 (2014). We review the denial of a motion…