Legal Opinion

Stewart v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 5, 1976No. 9998PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a non jury trial conviction for attempted sodomy in violation of D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-3502,-103.

The trial court suspended imposition of the sentence and placed appellant on unsupervised probation for three years. The issues presented on appeal are whether § 22-3502 of the D.C.Code (1) invades the constitutional right of privacy; (2) violates constitutional equal protection guarantees either on its face or as applied; and (3) violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Finding that the statute passes constitutional muster, we…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stewart v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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