OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} This appeal requires us to examine the thin line separating the parental discipline privilege and the crime of battery when a parent uses physical force to discipline a child. In this case, a parent angrily grabbed and held onto his child's hand, causing discomfort and a bruise. We reverse the battery conviction.
BACKGROUND
{2} Twelve-year-old daughter (Daughter) and her younger brother (Son) are the children of...
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