State v. Whitmarsh
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state-v-whitmarsh-215-3326294
title:
State v. Whitmarsh
text:
State v. Whitmarsh was a South Dakota Supreme Court case decided on November 18, 1910, which asked whether or not fellatio, or oral sex, should be classified as sodomy. The contemporary federal common law definition of sodomy did not include fellatio. The court ruled that fellatio was an "abominable and disgusting" crime against nature and outlawed it between any two persons, regardless of marital status, sexual orientation or age. The case set a precedent for other states' laws and remained in
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Case before the supreme court of South Dakota
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_v._Whitmarsh
date created:
2016-06-01T06:14:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T20:27:57Z
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