PER CURIAM.
Appellant Winston Nelson challenges his conviction for battery upon a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. As to appellant's conviction for battery upon a law enforcement officer, he asserts that the trial court erred in denying a jury instruction on simple battery. We agree. Under the rules of criminal procedure, the trial judge has no discretion whether to instruct the jury on a necessarily lesser-included offense, regardless of...
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