Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 1969No. 5684PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, C. J.:

This is an appeal from conviction of the infamous crime against nature contending that the statute upon which the charge was brought is unconstitutional. We disagree, and affirm the conviction.

Appellant was convicted of the infamous crime against nature against a 12 year old victim. Evidence showed he forced the victim to accept appellant’s penis into his mouth. Appellant was sentenced to not less than 15 years in the penitentiary.

Appellant contends NRS 201.190 is unconstitutional under the doctrine of Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965), because it…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Charles O. Cotner v. Jerome Henry, as Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
  3. People v. RobertsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. Magee v. WhitacreNevada Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Hogan v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. Spears v. SpearsNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. WoodruffCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Dinkens v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Neville v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981

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