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State's Request for Forcible Felony Instruction and Request for Initial Aggressor Instruction
The State's pleading sought forcible-felony and initial-aggressor instructions and included legal analysis under Martinez. The State argued that a separate, uncharged aggravated assault justified the forcible-felony language, but the court declined that instruction and returned to the no-duty-to-retreat statement.
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The court declined the requested forcible-felony instruction because it read Martinez as requiring an independently charged forcible felony.