Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rzepphiewski
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 14, 2000PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
On March 27, 1990, in the Boston Municipal Court, the defendant, Roman Rzepphiewski, an alien, admitted to sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt on the charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24. On April 13, 1999, the defendant moved in the same court to withdraw this plea and vacate the finding of sufficient facts, arguing that the plea might render him deportable from the United States under the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a) (1994), and claiming that at the time he entered…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. DuquetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. MoralesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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