Legal Opinion
United States v. McDonald Hicks, Eli Davis, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1980No. 78-2534PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
Before WALLACE and TANG, Circuit Judges, and WHELAN, * District Judge.
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals the dismissal of an indictment against Hicks and Davis alleging against Davis two counts and against Hicks one count of carnal knowledge of a female Indian under 16 years of age in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153 and § 2032. 1 In response to arguments that the statutes’ classification on the basis of gender denies equal protection under the law, the district judge dismissed the indictment. We affirm.
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