State v. Conley

The State appeals an order dismissing a charge of felony battery against appellee. We reverse.

On January 27, 2000, appellee was charged by information with felony battery alleged to have occurred on December 25, 1999. On December 26, 1999, the trial court entered an order of no contact with the victim. On April 5, 2000, appellee filed a motion to terminate the no contact provision. In support of the motion, appellee attached an affidavit of the victim in which she stated that she had been the aggressor during the incident, and that appellee had acted in self-defense. She further stated that…