Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Chhieng

May 7, 2026

Summary

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the defendant’s admissions to sufficient facts must be vacated because the trial court failed to give the statutory immigration warning required by G.L. c. 278, § 29D and because the defendant demonstrated an actual prospect of deportation. The Court reversed the denial of the motion to withdraw and remanded for further proceedings.