Commonwealth v. Menezes

In 2010, the defendant pleaded guilty to six counts of rape of a child under sixteen years of age, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen years of age, four counts of posing a child under eighteen years of age in a state of nudity, and one count of possession of child pornography. In 2015, the defendant moved to withdraw his guilty pleas. The plea judge denied the motion without a hearing. On appeal, he claims that plea counsel provided ineffective assistance, his guilty pleas were invalid for a variety of reasons, and that the judge should have conducted an…