Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Jonathan Chatman, appeals his convictions of aggravated domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.3 (West 2002)) and domestic battery (720 5/12-3.2 (West 2002)) arising out of an altercation with his cousin, Deetra Chatman. He argues that the trial court's submission of Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No. 24-25.09 (4th ed.2000) (hereinafter IPI Criminal 4th), entitled "Initial Aggressor's Use of...
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