Legal Opinion
United States v. Brewer
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 4, 1973No. Crim. 022273-2PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MUIR, District Judge.
Alexander Paul Brewer, a convict at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, was charged with assault with intent to commit sodomy and with the act of sodomy itself, 1 2 in violation of the Pennsylvania Penal Code. 8 The Code is made applicable to crimes committed by prisoners in federal custody by the Assimilative Crimes Act. 3
The Defendant was acquitted by a jury of the assault count but was convicted on the sodomy count. Defendant moved for an acquittal n. o. v. on the sodomy conviction, challenging the constitutionality of the statute. The court denied the motion…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by16 opinions
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