{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-29b","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 29B","heading":"Withdrawal of uncounseled guilty plea","body":"Section 29B. If a defendant having a right to counsel in a criminal proceeding has not been represented by counsel or has not properly waived his right to counsel and has entered a plea of guilty, such defendant may withdraw such plea as a matter of right at any time prior to imposition of sentence by the court.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter278/Section29B","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"a9c8a4bfe163d48cdc13e414d20f722f610e1784677854e17deaafde2d7438be","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-29-29a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-29c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}