Legal Opinion
State v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 22, 1972No. 56468PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
Donald Crawford, tried by a jury, was found guilty of the detestable and abominable crime against nature and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. On this appeal defendant first contends that the statute under which he was tried, § 563.230, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., is void. That section reads as follows:
“Every person who shall be convicted of the detestable and abominable crime against nature, committed with mankind or with beast, with the sexual organs or with the mouth, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two years.”
Defendant urges that §…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Winters v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- People v. DexterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Harris v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by62 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Williams v. MarshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Utility Consumers Council of Missouri, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Prokopf v. WhaleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- Matter of TrappSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- State v. LairSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
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