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State v. Hughes

Citations

  • 212 P.3d 558

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that rape of child and rape of vulnerable adult are same offenses in part because both offenses are found in same code section entitled “Sex Offenses”
  • considering purposes of statutes in determining whether single act of intercourse could be punished cumulatively under both rape and child rape statutes
  • convictions for second degree rape and rape of a child were the same offense, despite elements that differ facially
  • “Legislative intent may be determined by legislative history, the structure of the statutes, their purpose, or other sources.”

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Judges: C. Johnson

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