GREANEY, J.
On December 16, 1978, the defendant and the victim quarrelled at the "Diamond Mine" Lounge in Holyoke. An encounter ensued, in the course of which the defendant bit off a piece of the victim's left ear. The defendant was indicted for the crimes of mayhem (G.L.c. 265, § 14), and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon "to wit, [t]eeth" (G.L.c. 265, § 15A). A Superior Court jury convicted him on both indictments, and he has appealed...
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