State v. Doe’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “It must be observed that under the Delaware statute, if rape were to be defined to include penetration by some organ (or object) other than a penis, there would be no logical reason to limit those eligible to be charged with rape to males. Furthermore, the definition advocated by the State would seem to create an untenable distinction where tongue penetration . .. would be considered rape whereas penetration by a finger, for example, would not.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Whetstine