State v. Hart

Evans, Judge.

This appeal is brought by John W. Hart, appellant, from the judgment of the Municipal Court of Defiance County finding him guilty of domestic violence in violation of R.C. 2919.25(A) and sentencing him to ninety days in jail and a $500 fine. The sentence was stayed upon good behavior and assessment through a batterer’s treatment program.

On June 21,1995, appellant was charged with domestic violence for slapping his seventeen-year-old daughter, Christy. Appellant pled not guilty to the charge. A bench trial was held on September 8, 1995, during which appellant admitted that he had…