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STATE v. FAGGS

Nos. 2018-1501 and 2018-1592.

151 N.E.3d 593 (2020)

159 Ohio St.3d 420

2020-Ohio-523

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 19, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Tyack Law Firm Co., L.P.A., Jonathan T. Tyack , and Holly B. Cline , Columbus, for appellant.

Melissa A. Schiffel , Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney, and Douglas N. Dumolt and Kimberly Burroughs , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee.

Russell S. Bensing , Cleveland, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

{¶ 1} In this case, we are asked to decide whether reasonable parental discipline is a component of the physical-harm element in Ohio's domestic-violence and assault statutes or whether it is an affirmative defense to a charge under those statutes. For the reasons that follow, we hold that reasonable parental discipline...

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