Commonwealth v. Sudler

*830Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, Steven Sudler, was convicted of battery with intent to intimidate causing bodily injury pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 39 (b ), and a civil rights violation causing injury pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 37.1 The central issue on appeal is whether the Commonwealth presented sufficient evidence that the injury suffered by the victim -- two cut fingers --constituted "bodily injury" within the meaning of § 39 (b ). We conclude that the evidence was insufficient to support the defendant's conviction under § 39 (b ) because the Commonwealth did…