Legal Opinion
Donald F. Baker v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Etc., Danny E. Hill, 47th District Attorney
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1985No. 82-1590PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Donald F. Baker, a homosexual, sought a declaration that Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 21.06 (Vernon 1974) is unconstitutional. Section 21.06 proscribes “engag[ing] in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.” Id.1 The district court held that section 21.06 violates the constitutional protections of privacy and equal protection. Baker v. Wade, 553 F.Supp. 1121 (N.D.Tex.1982). Danny E. Hill, the district attorney of Potter County and a member of the defendant class, sought to appeal the district court’s judgment. A panel of this court held that Hill did…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- 17 Fair empl.prac.cas. 528, 14 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7813 Eddie Stallworth v. Monsanto Company v. J. W. Palmer, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by71 opinions
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