Commonwealth v. Callan

Having pleaded guilty to assault and battery, the defendant, Jeffrey L. Callan, appeals from the order denying his motion filed more than eighteen years later to vacate his plea and for a new trial. We affirm.

Background. On July 7, 1997, a criminal complaint issued charging the defendant with assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime arising out of a domestic disturbance. The defendant was found not indigent and he hired Attorney John T. Lu to represent him. A jury trial took place in January of 1980. The defendant was found not guilty of threatening to commit a crime. The jury…