We reverse defendant's conviction for aggravated battery because the trial court committed fundamental error in charging the jury with a misleading instruction on self defense. The trial court instructed that the use of force was not justified if defendant was committing or attempting to commit aggravated battery. Defendant was charged with aggravated battery and his sole defense at trial was justification. The...
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