Legal Opinion
United States v. Cozart
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 17, 1974No. 7760PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
Appellee was charged with the sexual solicitation of another male for a lewd and immoral purpose in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2701. 1 The motions judge, after a hearing, granted appellee’s motion to dismiss the information on the ground that § 22-2701, on its-face or as applied, violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection. The government appeals. We reverse.
We consider first appellee’s contention that § 22-2701 on its face violates his constitutional right to equal protection. 2 He argues as follows: Solicitation for a lewd and immoral purpose…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. William SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Joseph Moss v. Albert H. HornigCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- People v. Utica Daw's Drug Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Roundtree v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- United States v. HarrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
- United States v. MosesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Wood v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- United States v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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