The Supreme Court of Ohio recently held in State v. Faggs, 2020-Ohio-523 that a parent or caretaker who is charged with assault or domestic violence to a child may prove that their actions were a form of “reasonable parental discipline” as an affirmative defense to avoid a conviction.

Tyack Law attorneys Holly B. Cline and Jonathan T. Tyack represented the Defendant-Appellant in the case before the Ohio Supreme Court, as well as in the lower appellate and trial court proceedings.