State V. Black is an important case to highlight in order to defend my client. “A husband is required to govern his household, and for that purpose the law permits him to use towards his wife such a degree of force as is necessary to control an unruly, temper and make her behave herself” (State V. Black, Pg. 11.) Mrs. Smith was completely unruly, as she “continued to shout at him,” even after that fact the he had warned her that if she continued there would be consequences. Mr. Smith decided to not use the switch to hit his wife and instead slapped her with his hand, which is the necessary amount of force that should have been inflicted upon his wife for her actions. Along with that statement are two more key facts that I previously mentioned
