Legal Opinion
In re W. E. P.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1974No. Nos. 6979, 7047PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
Appellants, both juveniles,1 were tried jointly and convicted of attempted carnal knowledge of a female child under 16 years of age in violation of D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2801, 22-103.2 In this consolidated appeal they contend (1) that there was insufficient corroborating evidence as to both the identification of appellants and the corpus delicti, and (2) that the carnal knowledge statute is unconstitutional as applied to male youths under 16 years of age.
The complainant’s testimony may be summarized as follows: At the time of the offense, she was 13 years of age and a pupil…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Christian v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Arnold v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Ex Parte GrovesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Thomas E. Meloon v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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