Commonwealth v. Lys

*1204 **2 The defendant pleaded guilty in the District Court to violating multiple controlled substances laws. He was a lawful permanent resident who had emigrated from Haiti, and his plea rendered him deportable. The Federal government detained the defendant and initiated deportation proceedings against him. The defendant then filed a motion for a new trial pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), arguing that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel. The defendant claimed, inter alia, that he would not have pleaded guilty if his counsel had properly…