Longus v. United States

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

Appellant Carl Longus appeals from his conviction for simple assault, which arose from an incident between him and his teenage daughter on April 28, 2005. He was arrested two months later on a warrant obtained by a police officer who witnessed the incident. At the bench trial, appellant raised the parental discipline privilege. The trial court concluded that the prosecution rebutted the defense beyond a reasonable doubt and held that appellant’s use of force was unreasonable. On appeal, appellant argues, as he did at trial, that the government’s evidence was insufficient…