Following a bench trial, defendant, Margaret Coleman, was convicted of battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(1) (West 2002)) and driving under the influence of alcohol. In this timely appeal, defendant argues that the State failed to prove battery beyond a reasonable doubt because it did not establish that defendant's use of force was unjustified. We affirm.
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