Opinion ID: 2332526
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Second Charge

Text: [¶ 6] The second assault charge is based on the following testimony about an event which occurred a couple days later. The son testified: We were still sitting in the living room, and we were playing a game again. And I was still talking too much, and he just grabbed me again.... [H]e grabbed me in the same shoulder. [¶ 7] The incident was further described in the following colloquy: Q. Okay. When he grabbed you, did he grab you with one hand or two hands? A. One hand. Q. Was it the same as the first time it happened? A. Yes, it was. Q. And it was the same spot? A. Yes. Q. How did it feel? A. It made me angry and kinda sad that he had to take his aggression out on me. Q. Okay. Did it hurt you? A. Yes, it did. Q. Was itdid it hurt more or less than the first time it happened? A. It hurt a little bit more since he did it in the same spot. [¶ 8] Asked later: What did you do after he grabbed you? The son responded: We just started playing the game again. [¶ 9] In its brief, the State describes the second assault charge as follows: Once again, when [the boy] was talking too much, appellant grabbed him on the same shoulder. [The boy] was not mouthing off and was neither rude nor fresh. This time the pain was greater since appellant grabbed [him] in the same spot.