MAY, J.
The defendant appeals her conviction and sentence for battery on a law enforcement officer. She argues the trial court erred in allowing the State to shift the burden of proof during its cross-examination of her, and in refusing to read back certain trial testimony. We find no error in the latter issue, but reverse the court's rulings on the State's cross-examination because this impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to the defendant.
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