Commonwealth v. McGuinnes

The defendant has been indicted for assault and battery upon Lieutenant Daniel Lussier, a corrections officer. According to a disciplinary report provided with the defendant’s memorandum, the incident occurred on March 22, 1994, while the defendant was in the Departmental Disciplinary Unit of MCI Cedar Junction. According to this report, the defendant lunged forward and headbutted Lieutenant Luss-ier in the face. He cracked one of Lieutenant Lussier’s teeth and knocked two caps from his front teeth. The defendant’s head butt also caused Lieutenant Lussier a slight concussion and a swelling to…