Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 17, 1987No. 68468PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLIVER, Judge.
Appellant, Christopher F. Taylor, was convicted of sodomy and attempted rape by the Circuit Court of Jackson County on April 10, 1985. Taylor appeals, alleging that the marital exceptions of the rape and sodomy statutes, §§ 566.030.3 and 566.060.-3, RSMo 1986, violate the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause.
Appellant appealed to the Court of Appeals,' Western District, which determined that it was without jurisdiction to proceed and transferred the cause to the Supreme Court pursuant to the Missouri Constitution, Article V, Section 11. We have exclusive appellate…
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