TAYLOR, J.
Appellant, Jeremiah McWhorter, appeals his conviction for battery, a lesser-included offense of aggravated battery. We reverse because the trial court erred in instructing the jury on self-defense. The instructions given by the court were inconsistent with the new statute, § 776.013, Fla. Stat. (2005), which expanded the right of self-defense and eliminated the "duty to
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