GELINAS, J.
The defendant, Christine M. Rubeck, was convicted by a jury of assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13A, in the Northampton District Court. She appeals, claiming that her counsel was ineffective in not requesting a jury instruction concerning the right of a parent to use reasonable force to discipline a child for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the child's welfare. We affirm the conviction.
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