State v. Higgs

Charles Dante Higgs appeals from a judgment of conviction finding him guilty of misdemeanor battery and from an order denying his postconviction motion. Higgs contends that the criminal complaint, which charged him originally with battery to a prisoner and was later used as a factual basis for his plea of no contest to the reduced charge of misdemeanor battery, was deficient. He argues that the complaint stated no facts to support the conclusion that his throwing a cup of urine directly into another prisoner's face impaired the victim's physical condition. Higgs argues that since the…