Bountiful City v. Baize
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The Supreme Court vacated Defendant's conviction of child abuse and remanded the case to the district court to enter findings about whether the punishment that Defendant gave his son was "reasonable discipline."
Defendant spanked his son with enough force to leave bruises in the shape of a handprint on the child's bottom that were visible two days later. Defendant was charged with child abuse under Utah Code 76-5-109(3)(c). The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court vacated the conviction and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding that the court of appeals erred in determining that it was "clear from the record" that the district court correctly applied and analyzed the statute's "reasonable discipline" provision.
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