Legal Opinion · Dissent

Taylor v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 25, 1957No. [No. 184, October Term, 1956.]Published

1Dissent

Horney, J.,

delivered the following dissenting opinion.

The majority opinion of this Court, affirming the conviction of the appellant, is based on the theory that the public policy of this State as embodied in the “juvenile causes” statutes dealing with juvenile delinquency, and those who contribute thereto, is such as to justify a finding that the assault with *164intent to commit an unnatural or perverted sexual act, is of the type of assaults which constitutes a crime against the public generally, to which the consent of the victim is not a defense.

I agree with the majority that the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Beausoliel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
  2. People v. . HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  3. People v. Dong Pok YipCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
  4. State v. RobySupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
  5. Alderman v. AldermanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935

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