COMMONWEALTH v. TAVERNIER

No. 09-P-127.

76 Mass. App. Ct. 351 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH v. JAYSON A. TAVERNIER.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

March 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Thompson for the defendant.

Thomas H. Townsend, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: KANTROWITZ, DREBEN, & RUBIN, JJ.


KANTROWITZ, J.

Because of an inadequate plea colloquy, we are constrained to vacate nearly a score of guilty pleas. As two of the pleas were minimally sufficient, we affirm as to those charges.

Background. On May 12, 2004, the defendant, Jayson Tavernier, pleaded guilty to multiple charges contained in seven separate criminal complaints for criminal activity spanning a three and one-half year time...

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