Legal Opinion
Watson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 21, 2013No. S13A0784PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
In this criminal appeal, Appellant James Watson challenges the constitutionality of Georgia’s solicitation of sodomy statute, OCGA § 16-6-15. Watson, who at the time was an officer with the City of Nashville Police Department, was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of solicitation of sodomy as well as the felony violation of oath *818of office, arising from his interactions with 17-year-old Chase Browning in March 2009.1 Watson contends that the solicitation of sodomy statute is unconstitutional both on its face and as applied to him, as an infringement on his rights to free…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- John H. Handley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
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