Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court March 11, 2002 (Commonwealth v. King)

Sosman, J.

Following a jury-waived trial in the District Court, *253the defendant was convicted of assault and battery. The Appeals Court affirmed the judgment in a memorandum and order pursuant to its rule 1:28. Commonwealth v. King, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 1113 (2001). We granted his application for further appellate review.