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McDonald v. Commonwealth
No. 061456Supreme Court of Virginia
061456 McDonald v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 In a constitutional challenge to Code § 18.2-361 prohibiting sodomy, as applied to an adult convicted of engaging in certain proscribed sexual activity on a private a…
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061456 McDonald v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 In a constitutional challenge to Code § 18.2-361 prohibiting sodomy, as applied to an …
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061456 McDonald v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 In a constitutional challenge to Code § 18.2-361 prohibiting sodomy, as applied to an adult convicted of engaging in certain proscribed sexual activity on a private and consensual basis with two minor females, the 16 and 17-year-old victims were minors as defined by the Code § 1-207 and nothing in governing constitutional case law prohibits the application of the sodomy statute to conduct between adults and minors. The judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the sodomy convictions is affirmed.
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061456 McDonald v. Commonwealth 06/08/2007 In a constitutional challenge to Code § 18.2-361 prohibiting sodomy, as applied to an adult convicted of engaging in certain proscribed sexual activity on a private and consensual basis with two minor females, the 16 and 17-year-old victims were minors as defined by the Code § 1-207 and nothing in governing constitutional case law prohibits the application of the sodomy statute to conduct between adults and minors. The judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the sodomy convictions is affirmed.
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