Riley v. Garrett

Mobley, Justice.

The writ of error presents the question of whether or not the crime of sodomy as defined by the laws of Georgia includes the unnatural copulation between a man and a woman per linguam in vagina.

“Sodomy is the carnal knowledge and connection against the order of nature, by man with man, or in the same unnatural manner with woman.” Code § 26-5901. In Herring v. State, 119 Ga. 709 (2) (46 SE 876), this court held that sodomy can be committed by two men per os, as well as per anum, since the statutory definition "contains no limitation as to the organ with which such unnatural…