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Commonwealth v. Wasson

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 1992No. 90-SC-558-TGPublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEIBSON, Justice.

Appellee, Jeffrey Wasson, is charged with having solicited an undercover Lexington policeman to engage in deviate sexual intercourse. KRS 510.100 punishes “deviate sexual intercourse with another person of the same sex” as a criminal offense, and specifies “consent of the other person shall not be a defense.” Nor does it matter that the act is private and involves a caring relationship rather than a commercial one. It is classified as a Class A misdemeanor.

The appellee is actually charged under KRS 506.030, which covers “solicitation” to commit any criminal offense. If the…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  3. Yeoman v. Com., Health Policy Bd.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  4. In Re Marriage CasesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Williams v. WilsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1998

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