The opinion of the court was delivered by BEIER, J.:
The State petitions for our review of the Court of Appeals' reversal of defendant Anthony Jefferson's conviction of aggravated battery. We examine one issue: Whether a refusal to testify by State witness Jesse Villa made him unavailable, thus permitting admission of his preliminary hearing testimony at Jefferson's trial.
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