State Decision

[Paul Mullen]

Interesting case at the state level.  

Kan. Court Nixes Illegal Gay Sex Ruling
October 21, 2005 10:29 AM  

Kansas cannot punish illegal underage sex more harshly if it involves homosexual conduct, the state's highest court ruled unanimously Friday in a case watched by national groups on both sides of the gay rights debate.
The Supreme Court sided with convicted sex offender Matthew R. Limon. In 2000, he was sentenced to 17 years and two months in prison because, at 18, he performed a sex act on a 14-year-old boy. Had one of them been a girl, Limon could have faced only 15 months behind bars.
Full article
http://start.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20051021/435867c0_3421_1334520051021-1479189164


Paul Mullen
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Florida International University

mullenpf at earthlink.net
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