Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided November 23, 1988No. S-87-412PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARKS, Judge:
The State, under a reserved question of law (22 O.S.1981, § 1053.1), is appealing a decision of the District Court of Tulsa County which dismissed Case No. CRM-86-1454, holding that 21 O.S.1981, § 863 was violative of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as it discriminated against women and failed to meet its stated objectives.
Appellee was charged with Concealing the Stillbirth of a Child. Appellee filed a motion to dismiss, urging that Section 863 unconstitutionally discriminated against unwed mothers and illegitimate children. *1227After both parties filed…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mississippi University for Women v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Caban v. MohammedSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Schlesinger v. BallardSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Parham v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Maxwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989
- Bart v. HambyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2007
- Maxwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1989