STATE v. ADARANIJO

No. C-020499.

153 Ohio App.3d 266 (2003)

2003-Ohio-3822

The STATE of Ohio, Appellee, v. ADARANIJO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, First District, Hamilton County.

Decided July 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest F. McAdams Jr., Cincinnati Prosecuting Attorney, and James L. Johnson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Bruce K. Hust, for appellant.


MARK P. PAINTER, Judge.

{¶ 1} Courts should be slow to intervene between parent and child. The criminal court is not the place to resolve petty issues of discipline. The domestic violence laws are meant to protect against abuse, not to punish parental discipline.

{¶ 2} Defendant-appellant, Matthew Adaranijo, appeals his conviction for domestic violence.1 Adaranijo was...

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