¶1(dissenting) :
¶2I respectfully dissent and would simply hold that assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature is not a crime of moral turpitude. I do so, well appreciating the fact that occasionally this offense may involve matters of moral tur*447pitude, but I would not impose upon the trial judge the burden of determining which offenses (of which a witness or defendant has been convicted) meet the requirement. In my view, the rule set forth in the majority opinion would create more problems than it solved.