ALLEN, Judge.
The appellant appeals from his conviction and sentence for aggravated battery. At trial, the appellant's primary defense was that he acted in self-defense. The judge gave the standard jury instruction on justifiable use of nondeadly force, which advised the jury that "[t]he defendant cannot justify his use of force not likely to cause death or great bodily harm unless he used every reasonable means within his power and consistent with his own safety...
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