Bottoms v. Com.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a motion to withdraw must be “premised upon a reasonable basis that the defendant can present substantive . . . defenses to the charges”
• holding plea was entered inadvisedly because prior counsel overlooked a defense to an element of the offense
• trial court should have granted motion to withdraw guilty plea when defendant’s proffered facts supported asserted defense, justifying presentation to factfinder
• trial court should have granted motion to withdraw guilty plea when defendant’s proffered facts supported asserted defense, justifying presentation to factfinder
• trial court should have granted motion to withdraw guilty plea when defendant’s proffered facts supported asserted defense
• “It is well established that to be guilty of construction fraud, the defendant must have the intent to defraud at the time the advance of money is received.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).