Owens v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
We are called upon in this case to examine the constitutionality of Maryland’s statutory rape law, Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl.Vol.), Article 27, § 463(a)(3),1 as interpreted by this Court in Garnett v. State, 332 Md. 571, 632 A.2d 797 (1993), to be a strict liability offense. For the reasons set *667forth below, we hold that Appellant’s rights to due process under the Maryland and United States Constitutions were not violated when, upon being charged with statutory rape, the trial court prevented Appellant from presenting his defense that he reasonably believed the victim was…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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