45 Md. App. 212 - Kelly v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
3
states following
May 1988
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roe v. Wade · Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · Griswold v. State of Connecticut · Eisenstadt v. Baird · Carey v. Population Services International
Most-quoted passages
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““We are not persuaded to change the rule and invalidate a legislative prohibition against sodomy, in the absence of a clear lead from the Supreme Court of the United States or from the Court of Appeals of Maryland. We are especially reluctant to invalidate a crime of such ancient vintage. Sodomy was prohibited by Acts of 1793, Chapter 57, See. 10. See also Exodus 22:19, Leviticus 18:22-23, and Deuteronomy 23:17.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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