Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ramirez
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided April 4, 2014No. WOCR200500352Published
1Opinion of the Court
Gordon, Robert B., J.
By motion filed on August 23,2013, and supplemented on January 21, 2014, the defendant moves to vacate his plea of guilty pursuant to Mass.R.Crim.P. 30(b), on the grounds that he received an inadequate warning of the possible immigration consequences of his plea (in violation of G.L.c. 278, §29D), and that he additionally received ineffective assistance of counsel. The Commonwealth has opposed the motion on both grounds. For the following reasons, the defendant’s motion is DENIED.
BACKGROUND
On February 18, 2005, the defendant was indicted on one count of distribution of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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