Legal Opinion
Watson v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 6, 1979No. [No. 34, September Term, 1979.]PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
Cole and Davidson, JJ., concur in the result.
The General Assembly of Maryland created the felony of rape in the second degree by Acts 1976, ch. 573. As amended by Acts 1977, ch. 292, effective 1 July 1977, a person is guilty of that crime “if the person engages in vaginal intercourse [1] with another person ... [w]ho is under 14 years of age and the person performing the act is at least four years older than the victim.” Md. Code (1957,1976 Repl. Vol., 1979 Cum. Supp.) Art. 27, § 463 (a) (3). Upon conviction, a penalty of imprisonment for a period of not more than 20 years is authorized. §…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Director of Patuxent Institution v. DANIELS OF PATUXENT INSTITUTIONCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Delnegro v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Gluckstern v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- Parks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Resper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- Angell v. HenneberryCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Gluckstern v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
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