State v. McGlothan

{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals from a decision of the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirming Jeffrey McGlothan’s conviction for attempted felonious assault but reversing his conviction for domestic violence. Despite the victim’s testimony that McGlothan was her boyfriend and had lived with her for about a year, a majority of the appellate court ruled that the state must prove they shared living expenses in order to convict McGlothan of domestic violence. The appellate court misconstrued our decision in State v. Williams, 79 Ohio St.3d 459, 683 N.E.2d 1126 (1997), because in this case the…