Wilson v. State

288 So.2d 480 (1974)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

D and others were charged with sodomy in violation of a Florida statute. Ds and their victim were prison inmates. The victim was threatened at knifepoint after an initial beating and forced to submit to sexual copulation per anum. Ds were found guilty and sentenced. Between their adjudication of guilt and the subsequent appeal, the statute under which they were convicted was ruled void for vagueness and uncertainty in its language. Ds convictions were reversed and then the case was remanded for further proceedings under another Florida statute on charges of rape and forcible carnal knowledge; but that statute specifically covered females only. This appeal was taken.