Legal Opinion
Baker v. Wade
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 17, 1982No. Civ. A. 3-79-1434-RPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BUCHMEYER, District Judge.
This is a suit by a homosexual, Donald F. Baker, attacking the constitutionality of § 21.06 (“Homosexual Conduct”) of the Texas Penal Code. Section 21.06 (and the related definitions in §§ 1.05 and 21.01) provide:
“A person commits an offense if he [or she] engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.
“ ‘Deviate sexual intercourse’ means any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus of another person.”
A violation of this statute is a “Class C misdemeanor,” punishable only by “a fine…
2Cases cited78 opinions
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- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Donald F. Baker v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Etc., Danny E. Hill, 47th District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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