Commonwealth v. Forsyth

1 Citing case

  1. Forsyth v. Spencer

    595 F.3d 81 (1st Cir. 2010)   Cited 12 times

    The trial judge denied the motions to revise the sentence and to withdraw the guilty plea and denied a request for an evidentiary hearing, saying that Forsyth's affidavit was "self-serving," that he (the judge) "credit[ed] the affidavits" of the prosecutor and Forsyth's plea counsel, and that the Commonwealth had in fact told Forsyth's counsel that it intended to recommend "a lengthy sentence." The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed, Commonwealth v. Forsyth, 69 Mass.App. Ct. 1108, 868 N.E.2d 953 (2007), and further review was denied, Commonwealth v. Forsyth, 449 Mass. 1110, 873 N.E.2d 247 (2007). Forsyth then filed a federal habeas corpus petition, arguing that his plea was based upon inaccurate and incomplete information and therefore involuntary and that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel.