To: wirestripper
They didn't have to use Lawrence to overturn the sentence if they thought it was so excessive that it had to be overturned. By using Lawrence, they made a joke of Kennedy's claim in Lawrence that that case only had to do with sex involving consenting adults.
To: aristeides
This boy case might end up in high court if the state cannot deal with it. It would be a decent one to clarify this ruling.
I think the state over played the effect of the SCOTUS decision on this case. I really don't understand why the state used the sodomy law to put the kid in jail to begin with. It is understandable that the kids legal rep would try to vacate the sentance though.(with any means necessary)
225 posted on
06/29/2003 5:24:53 AM PDT by
Cold Heat
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