BOTSFORD, J.
This case concerns the beating of an unarmed civilian by the defendant Jeffrey Asher, a police officer who responded to another officer's request for assistance with a traffic stop in Springfield. The defendant was charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 15A (b), and...
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