Commonwealth v. Soto

We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review to consider the issue of what constitutes an adequate immigration warning. See G. L. c. 278, § 29D. The defendant, Oriol Soto, asserts that his second motion for a new trial should have been allowed because the judge did not advise him properly as required by G. L. c. 278, § 29D. The Appeals Court reversed the order denying the motion for a new trial. Commonwealth v. Soto, 47 Mass. App. Ct. 914 (1999). We vacate the order denying the defendant’s second motion for a new trial and remand for further proceedings consistent…