Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hunt
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 30, 2009No. 08-P-617PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMeade, J.
The defendant appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial, which she employed in an attempt to withdraw her guilty plea to a charge of assault and battery. The motion judge, who was also the plea judge, denied the motion and a motion to reconsider after a hearing. Because the record fails to provide a basis for concluding that the defendant’s guilty plea was intelligent, we reverse the denial of the motion for new trial.
*6171. Procedural history. In 2006, the defendant was charged by complaint in the Lowell Division of the District Court Department with assault and battery in violation…
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