State v. Gage
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Poweshiek District Court.— HoN. W. G. CLEMENTS, Judge. The defendants were convicted of the crime of sodomy, and appeal.—
1Opinion of the Court
SheRwiet, J.—
i. Sodomy: sufficiency.' Code Supp. section 4937~a, defines tbe crime of sodomy as follows: “ Whoever' shall have carnal copulation in any opening of the body except sexual parts, with another human being, or shall have carnal copulation with a beast, shall be deemed guilty of sodomy.” The indictment charged the crime substantially in the language of the statute, and further stated that it was committed by using the mouth of the defendant Gage. The defendants demurred to the indictment on the grounds “ that the facts alleged and set out ... do not constitute a. crime under the…
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