Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court October 18, 2002 (Commonwealth v. Hilaire)

lead-opinion

Sosman, J.

At issue in this case is whether a defendant’s signature underneath the alien warning on the District Court’s preprinted “Tender of Plea or Admission Waiver of Rights” form satisfies the statutory requirement that “the court” advise a defendant of the possible immigration consequences of a plea of guilty. G. L. c. 278, § 29D.