Supreme Court of Iowa· 5/19/1976

State v. Pilcher

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242 N.W.2d 348
1976 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1003

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holding conviction must be reversed when general verdict did not specify upon which sodomy alternative the verdict rested and one of the alternatives was unconstitutional
holding sodomy statute unconstitutional as an invasion of fundamental rights, such as the personal right of privacy
holding reversal was required when general verdict did not specify the alternative upon which the jury based its verdict and one of the alternatives was unconstitutional
noting the court will not speculate whether a guilty verdict is based on a constitutionally repugnant or alternative constitutionally sound ground
noting the court will not speculate whether a guilty verdict is based on a constitutionally repugnant or alternative constitutionally sound ground
stating the constitution voids state statutes prohibiting consensual sexual acts between unmarried adults

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Judges: Mason, Rawlings, Rees, Harris, McCormick, Reynoldson, Moore, Le-Grand, Uhlenhopp

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