State v. Leopard

STILWELL, J.:

The State appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of a charge of criminal domestic violence. We reverse. 1

FACTS

Earl L. Leopard moved to dismiss the charge of criminal domestic violence on the basis that the victim did not fit within the statutorily defined class because she was never physically part of his household. The charge arose out of an altercation at a family barbeque when Leopard’s adult stepdaughter intervened in an argument between Leopard and his wife (her mother), and Leopard pushed her. The parties stipulated that the victim is related by the second degree of…