State v. Sawyer

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not fellatio is an act subject to the statutory definition of thé crime of sodomy, RCW 9.79.100. We hold that it is.. Detailed facts of the case are unnecessary to a determination of this issue. Suffice it to say that the defendant, Floyd Benson Sawyer, compelled a 10-year-old female child to perform an act of fellatio on him. She was a member of a family visiting the Sawyer home, and this conduct occurred in the basement of the home, just out of sight of several other children. Sawyer was charged with the crime of sodomy by information…