State v. Munsch

Appellant was indicted for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN). The appellant entered a plea of nolo contendere with the understanding that the judge would determine whether the degree of the offense was ABHAN or the lesser included offense of simple assault and battery. The court found the appellant guilty of ABHAN and sentenced him to two years suspended upon payment of a two-thousand ($2,000) dollar fine and one year probation. The appellant now claims there was insufficient evidence to support the trial judge’s finding. We affirm.

A plea of nolo contendere is for…