Opinion ID: 2332526
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: First Charge

Text: [¶ 4] Regarding the first assault charge, the son testified: We were playing a little board game and I was talking too much, so he turned around and grabbed me on the shoulder and told me to shut up. The incident was then described, in the boy's testimony, as follows: Q. Now, you said that he told you to shut up. What were you saying? A. I was talking too much. Q. Do you talk a lot? A. Yes. Q. Does that annoy people sometimes? A. Yes. Q. Were you being fresh to your dad? A. No. Q. Were you saying anything bad to him? A. No. Q. Okay. And when you say he grabbed you, can you show the Judge where he grabbed you on your body? A. I don't remember what side it was. Q. What part of your body was it? A. My shoulder. Q. Did he grab you with one of his hands or both of his hands? A. Just one. Q. Okay. How did it feel when he grabbed you? A. He-he squeezed so it kinda hurt. Q. Okay. How long did he squeeze? A. Not for long. Q. Okay. What did you do when he squeezed you? A. I just had to sit there. Q. Okay. Did you cry? A. No. Q. Did you say anything to him? A. No. Q. How did it make you feel? A. Angry. Q. Mmhmm. Did youdid you show him that you were angry in any way? A. No. Q. Did you notice whether you had any marks on your shoulder from that? A. I knew I may have something on there, but I didn't know for sure I would have a bruise on there. [¶ 5] Describing this first incident in its brief, presumably in a way most favorable to its position, the State asserts that, [The boy] was talking too much, although he was neither being fresh or saying anything bad to appellant, and appellant grabbed him on the shoulder and told him to shut up. Appellant squeezed [his son] hard enough to hurt him.