Commonwealth v. Grannum

The defendant appeals from an order of a judge of the District Court denying his “motion to withdraw [his] admission to sufficient facts” to charges of receiving stolen property (one hundred dollars or less) and certain motor vehicle offenses in 1987.1 He argues that he is entitled to withdraw his admission because he did not receive immigration warnings as required by G. L. c. 278, § 29D, before offering his admission, and that no record exists indicating that such warnings were given.2 While we agree that the statute creates a presumption that the defendant did not receive the warnings, we…