Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pixley
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 28, 2000No. 98-P-869PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Postconviction motions to withdraw pleas are treated as motions for a new trial. Commonwealth v. DeMarco, 387 Mass. 481, 482 (1982). Under Mass.R. Crim.P. 30(b), 378 Mass. 900 (1979), a trial judge may allow the motion at any time if it appears that justice may not have been done. See Commonwealth v. Correa, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 714, 716 (1997). “The judge’s disposition of the motion will not be reversed unless it is shown to be an abuse of discretion that produces a manifestly unjust result.” Commonwealth v. Pingaro, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 41, 48 (1997).
*918We review the plea record to determine whether…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. CorreaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. Del VerdeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. DeCologeroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. YatesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
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