Legal Opinion
State v. Pope
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 15, 2005No. COA04-251PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, Judge.
In this appeal, this Court must decide whether the United States Supreme Court opinion in Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558, 156 L. Ed. 2d 508 (2003) renders North Carolina’s crime against nature statute, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-177, unconstitutional. For the reasons stated herein, it did not.
Teresa Pope (“defendant”), was charged with four counts of solicitation of a crime against nature, based upon her encounter with undercover police officers in which she indicated she would perform oral sex in exchange for money. She was also charged with one count of solicitation of prostitution…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Bowers v. HardwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. HarwardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- State v. VanNebraska Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. TynerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Singson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
- State v. WhiteleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- In re R.L.C.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
- In re ParkerNew York Supreme Court · 2005