Commonwealth v. Brown

On March 9, 2016, the defendant admitted to sufficient facts on charges of possession of an electric stun gun, see G. L. c. 140, § 131J, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, see G. L. c. 94C, § 32A ; upon his admission, both charges were continued without a finding (CWOF) and the defendant was placed on probation. A few months later, the defendant committed new offenses and a violation of probation warrant issued for the new offenses.2 The defendant then filed a motion to vacate his guilty plea, which was denied by a judge of the Boston Municipal Court. On August 15, 2016, the…