Sec. 94-37. Battery.
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Battery is the knowing or reckless use of force or violence upon the person of another. Every battery shall be deemed to include a violation of assault, as defined in section 94-36. It shall be unlawful to commit a battery in the City. It shall be an affirmative defense to the charge of battery that the use of force or violence was privileged. (Code 1979, § 27-38)