Each “degree” of assault and battery is a lesser included offense of the more serious degrees:nnAssault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN) is a lesser included offense of attempted murder,nAssault and battery first degree is a lesser included offense of ABHAN and attempted murder,nAssault and battery second degree is a lesser included offense of assault and battery first degree, ABHAN, and attempted murder, andnAssault and battery third degree is a lesser included offense of assault and battery second degree, assault and battery first degree, ABHAN, and attempted murder.nThis means that the prosecutor can reduce your charges to a lesser degree of assault and battery for purpose of a plea agreement, or a jury can find you guilty of a lesser degree of assault and battery at trial if the facts support the lesser charge.