Commonwealth v. Amos

The defendant, Marcus Amos, appeals from the order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas, arguing that he did not plead knowingly, intelligently, or voluntarily due to the ineffective assistance of his plea counsel. We affirm.

Background. In 2011, the defendant pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and illegal possession of a firearm and of ammunition, in connection with the shooting death of the victim. At the time of his guilty pleas, the defendant signed a waiver of rights form, which he first reviewed with plea counsel. The plea judge conducted a thorough plea colloquy…