SHAHOOD, C.J.
The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for aggravated battery based on erroneous jury instructions on the defense of self-defense. We agree and reverse and remand for a new trial.
This case involved a confrontation in a bar in which the defendant threw a full beer bottle at the victim. The defendant argued that his action was in defense of himself to protect against a physical attack from the victim, who was walking toward him after...
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