Which of the following describes felony battery?

• A. Unintentional contact causing minor injury.
• B. Touching the victim in self-defense.
• C. Threatening violence without contact.
• D. The offender actually and intentionally touched or struck the victim against the victim's will and caused great bodily harm.

Answer: (D)

Felony battery involves an intentional, unlawful act of physical contact that results in serious injury. The essential elements are: actual physical contact or striking, done intentionally and against the victim’s will, and resulting in great bodily harm. The described scenario matches all three: the offender intentionally touched or struck the victim and caused great bodily harm, elevating it to a felony.

The other situations don’t fit because they lack one or more elements: unintentional contact with only minor injury isn’t battery; touching in self-defense is justified and not a crime; threats without contact describe an assault or attempted battery but not actual battery.