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WOODSON v. COMMONWEALTH

Record No. 0610-21-2.

871 S.E.2d 653 (2022)

74 Va. App. 685

Tina Dione WOODSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 3, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. McLoughlin, Jr. (McLoughlin Law PLC, on brief), Winchester, for appellant.

Robin M. Nagel , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring ,1 Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: Judges Huff, Lorish and Callins.

Virginia, like every other state, permits parents to discipline their children with corporal punishment. This "parental privilege" excuses what would otherwise be battery in the ordinary course. To fall within this justification, discipline must be reasonable and not excessive. Our caselaw sets out a series of factors...

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