BILL H. WALMSLEY, Judge.
A Pulaski County jury found appellant Shaun Lamond Washington guilty of first-degree battery of his girlfriend's infant daughter M.D. (DOB: 01-07-2012), and he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Washington argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his request to instruct the jury on third-degree battery. Because there was some evidence to support such instruction, we reverse and remand.
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