Sec. 159. In any prosecution for sodomy, it shall not be necessary to prove emission, and any sexual penetration, however slight, shall be deemed sufficient to complete the crime specified in the next preceding section.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.159
Emission need not be proved
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 271 Mich. App. 280 - People v. Martin (2006)
Most recently applied in 281 Mich. App. 27 - People v. Haynes (September 2008)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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