Legal Opinion
Gryczan v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1997No. 96-202PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
The State of Montana appeals a Judgment of the District Court for the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, declaring § 45-5-505, MCA, unconstitutional as a violation of the privacy provision of the Montana Constitution when applied to consensual, private, same-gender sexual conduct between adults. We affirm.
The State raises the following issues:
1. Whether Respondents have standing to maintain an as-applied challenge to the constitutionality of § 45-5-505, MCA.
2. Whether § 45-5-505, MCA, infringes on Respondents’ right to privacy under Article II, Section 10 of the Montana…
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