Legal Opinion

Lowe v. Stark County Sheriff

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 8, 2011No. 09-3942PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Paul Lowe appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the Ohio Supreme Court unreasonably applied federal law as clearly established by the Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558, 123 S.Ct. 2472, 156 L.Ed.2d 508 (2003), when it upheld his incest conviction for engaging in sexual conduct with his stepdaughter. We disagree and therefore affirm.

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Lowe was charged with one count of sexual battery for engaging in sexual conduct by means of sexual intercourse with his 22-year-old stepdaughter, in…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Washington v. GlucksbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Carey v. MusladinSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Weslowski v. ZugibeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
  2. State v. HollenbeckSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2012
  3. The People v. McEvoyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. Thoma v. Warden Pickaway Correctional InstitutionDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2020

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