Massachusetts Appeals Court November 9, 2012, No. 12-P-26 (Commonwealth v. Chleikh)

Katzmann, J.

In 2011, Karim Chleikh (defendant) pleaded guilty to assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, witness intimidation, and threats to commit a crime. A District Court judge sentenced the defendant to two and one-half years in a house of correction, with fifteen months to serve and the balance suspended for two years.