Commonwealth v. Ubeira-Gonzalez

In 2010, the defendant pleaded guilty to several crimes, including possession of a class A controlled substance with the intent to distribute. In 2012, the defendant was charged in Federal court with distribution of a controlled substance. Following his arraignment in Federal court, the defendant moved to withdraw his 2010 guilty pleas to his State convictions. The defendant’s motions were based on alleged misconduct by an assistant analyst at the State laboratory in Amherst (Amherst laboratory). Without conducting an evidentiary hearing or making findings, the motion judge (who was also the…