Richard Navedo v. Victor Preisser and Jeffrey Johnson

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Richard Navedo appeals from a judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976). Navedo seeks to overturn his state felony conviction for engaging in sexual intercourse with a sixteen-year — old female while he was over twenty-five years of age, a violation of Iowa Code § 698.1 (1975) (repealed 1978). 1 We agree with Navedo’s contention that the Iowa statute is invalid on equal protection grounds because it unconstitutionally discriminates against males on the basis of sex. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment…