State v. Williams
Citations
- 1997 Ohio 79
- 79 Ohio St. 3d 459
Syllabus
Criminal law—Offenses against the family—Offense of domestic violence arises out of the relationship of the parties rather than their exact living circumstances—Essential elements of \cohabitation.\
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- emphasizing that the crime of domestic violence arises out of a relationship, not necessarily a shared address
- stating the essential elements of cohabitation are sharing of familial or financial responsibilities and consortium
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Alice Robie Resnick, J.
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. SimmonsOhio Court of Appeals· 2011-11-23· cited 13×
- State v. DevoreOhio Court of Appeals· 2018-10-15· cited 8×
- State v. McGlothanOhio Court of Appeals· 2012-09-06· cited 5×
- State v. RiveraOhio Court of Appeals· 2013-07-25· cited 3×
- State v. HealdOhio Court of Appeals· 2025-08-25· cited 3×
- State v. SmithOhio Court of Appeals· 2011-09-01· cited 1×
- State v. DobsonOhio Court of Appeals· 2014-08-28· cited 1×
- State v. KashatOhio Court of Appeals· 2026-06-15
- Farrens v. FarrensOhio Court of Appeals· 2026-06-22
Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Felton v. FeltonOhio Supreme Court· 1997-06-18· cited 351×
- Commerce & Industry Insurance v. City of ToledoOhio Supreme Court· 1989-08-23· cited 174×
- State v. WilliamsOhio Supreme Court· 1997-09-24· cited 153×
- People v. HolifieldCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1988-11-04· cited 42×
- O'KANE v. IrvineCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1996-07-05· cited 29×
- People v. BallardCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1988-07-29· cited 22×
- Caldwell v. CoppolaCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1990-03-30· cited 18×
- Desiato v. AbbottNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1992-10-30· cited 16×
- Bryant v. BurnettNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1993-04-22· cited 15×
- Croswell v. ShenoudaNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1994-05-06· cited 15×
- People v. SiravoCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1993-07-27· cited 13×
- State v. LinnerHamilton County Municipal Court· 1996-02-02· cited 5×
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