Commonwealth v. Wasson
Kentucky Supreme Court
842 S.W.2d 487 (1992)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
Jeffrey Wasson (defendant) solicited an undercover police officer to engage in a sexual act and was charged under a Kentucky sodomy statute with deviant sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex. Under the Kentucky sodomy statute, same-sex sexual activity was prohibited even if it was consensual and occurred in a private relationship. Wasson challenged the constitutionality of the statute as a violation of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Kentucky Constitution and as a form of invidious discrimination in violation of his equal-protection rights. The district court found that the statute violated the right to privacy and dismissed the charges. The circuit court affirmed the district-court ruling, and the commonwealth (plaintiff) appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Leibson, J.)
Dissent (Lambert, J.)
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