COMMONWEALTH v. DESCHAINE

No. 07-P-791.

77 Mass. App. Ct. 506 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH v. SCOTT DESCHAINE.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

August 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Fronhofer for the defendant.

Dianne M. Dillon, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: KAFKER, KATZMANN, & RUBIN, JJ.


KATZMANN, J.

The defendant, Scott Deschaine, was convicted by a Superior Court jury of assault and battery upon a correction officer, in violation of G. L. c. 127, § 38B. Claiming principally that his trial attorney should have introduced psychiatric evidence, he now appeals his conviction, as well as the denial of his motions for a new trial and an evidentiary hearing, and his motion to obtain funds for a psychiatric...

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