Commonwealth v. Carter

The defendant appeals from an order denying, in part,2 his motion for a new trial, premised on his request to withdraw his guilty pleas to charges of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (count 3) and intimidating a witness (count 5). His motion argued that his pleas were not made intelligently because, during the plea colloquy, the prosecutor did not state sufficient facts to establish all elements of those offenses. The judge's ruling on such a motion is reviewed for abuse of discretion or prejudicial constitutional error. See Commonwealth v. Correa, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 714, 716…