Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 26, 2003No. 02-P-1557PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRapoza, J.
The defendant, Anthony L. Jones, appeals from an order of the District Court denying his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas and for a new trial. He argues that his pleas (to a complaint charging one count of assault and battery and one count of intimidation of a witness) were not made “intelligently,” that is, with an understanding of the elements of the charges against him. See Commonwealth v. Andrews, 49 Mass. *89App. Ct. 201, 203-205 (2000). As the record does not demonstrate otherwise, we must reverse the order.
At the change of plea hearing, the judge, rather than asking the prosecutor to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. CorreaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. Del VerdeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. HilaireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. HartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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- Commonwealth v. ArmstrongMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. HubbardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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