Legal Opinion
Barnes v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 10, 1979No. 35027PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
James Williams Barnes was indicted for rape and was convicted by the jury of the statutory rape of his eleven-year-old stepdaughter. He appeals, enumerating five errors.
1. Defendant contends that Code Ann. § 26-2018 (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249, 1302) under which he was convicted of the crime of statutory rape violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, in that it protects females exclusively and penalizes males exclusively.
Defendant raises the constitutional issue for the first time on appeal. In Hammock v. Zant, 243 Ga. 259 (253 SE2d…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Califano v. GoldfarbSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Sharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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