State v. Schulz

J. JONES, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an information against John Schulz, who was charged with felony domestic battery under I.C. § 18-903 and -918(2) and attempted strangulation under I.C. § 18-923 of his 15-year-old daughter, E.S. Both charges required the State to prove that E.S. was Schulz’ “household member” as defined in I.C. § 18-918(l)(a). The district court granted Schulz’ motion to dismiss based on the fact that she did not fall within that definition. Because we find that the definition of “household member” plainly limits its application to intimate partners…