Legal Opinion
State v. Devall
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 28, 1974No. 54595PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
This case comes to us as an appeal from a judgment of the trial court sustaining a motion to quash Louisiana’s prostitution statute on the ground that it is unconstitutional for it denies women equal protection of the laws.
The statute provides:
“Prostitution is the practice by a female of indiscriminate sexual intercourse with males for compensation.
“Whoever commits the crime of prostitution shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.” La.R.S. 14:82.
According to the terms of the statute, the crime it reprobates can…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Geduldig v. AielloSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Goesaert v. ClearySupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. MorganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. EverfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- City of Minneapolis v. BuschetteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- LaBauve v. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- State v. FletcherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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