SB379 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Orr Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Sodomy in the second degree, defendant guilty of offense only if defendant is two years older than victim, Sec. 13A-6-64 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person commits sodomy in the second degree if he or she, being 16 years old or older, engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person less than 16 and more than 12 years old. A defendant may be guilty of the offense regardless of the consent of the alleged victim.

This bill would provide that the defendant would be guilty of sodomy in the second degree if the defendant is at least two years older than the alleged victim.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses