CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 3405
Parental Right to Punish a Child
A (parent/guardian/ <insert title of other person legally
permitted to discipline the child>) is not guilty of <insert
crime> if (he/she) used (justifiable physical force/ [(a/or) another]
justifiable method) to discipline a child. (Physical force/ [or]
<insert other method of punishment>) is justifiable if a reasonable person
would find that punishment was necessary under the circumstances and
that the (physical force/ [or] method) used was reasonable.
The People must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the (force/ [or]
method of punishment) used was not justifiable. If the People have not
met this burden, you must find the defendant not guilty of
<insert crime>.
New January 2006
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- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
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