State v. Laird

WILKINS, Justice:

We are asked, once again, to measure our “carnal knowledge” statute1 against the *927contention that it is constitutionally infirm, insofar as it discriminates against males and denies them equal protection of the laws,2 though our latest pronouncement on this issue was made on November 20,1978.3

Defendant was tried and convicted of violating Section 76-5 — 401(1)4 before the District Court, Utah County, sitting with a jury. The evidence shows that defendant engaged in sexual intercourse with two fifteen-year-old girls, neither of whom was his wife, between the dates of November…