State v. Johns

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury verdict of assault in the fourth degree, ORS 163.160. The victim of the assault was the defendant’s ten year old son. The assault was alleged to have occurred on Saturday, June 10, 1978. Defendant gave notice of the defense of justification, i.e., that he used reasonable physical force for parental discipline. Defendant makes four assignments of error: (1) the court erred in denying discovery of the contents of a Children’s Services Division file; (2) the court erred in ruling prior inconsistent statements of a defense witness could be used in…