RINGOLD, J.
A jury found Dennis Jay Bennett guilty of simple assault for striking a child who lived with him. He appeals the judgment and sentence on two grounds: (1) that the trial court erred by not instructing the jury that the State had the burden to prove the charged assault was not a justifiable use of force to discipline a child; and (2) that the trial judge improperly admitted evidence of prior uncharged spankings Bennett gave the child. We hold that the trial...
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