Lewis v. State

Apr 20, 1896
No. 851.
Reporters:
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Before:
Henderson
HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of sodomy, and given fifteen years in the penitentiary, and from the ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍judgment and sentence of the lower court he prosecutes this appeal. There is no bill of exceptions in the record. The alleged sodomy was with a woman. The details are revolting, ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍and not necessary to be stated. The contention of the appellant that the act could not be performed with a woman is without any foundation to support it, the statute and authorities ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍on the subject being otherwise. The statute reads: “If any person shall commit with mankind * * * the abominable and detestable crime against nature.” Woman is included under the term ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍“mankind.” See, Rev. Penal Code, Art. 364; 2 Bishop’s Crim. Law, § 1193. The copulation in the mouth in this instance was not sufficient, but the proof was unquestioned that the appellant copulated ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍with a woman by penetrating her fundament or anus with his penis. The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.