Post by pavel on May 5, 2016 3:43:16 GMT -6
State lawmakers work to revise Oklahoma's forcible sodomy law to protect unconscious victims
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers on Wednesday began to advance a bill to revise Oklahoma’s forcible sodomy law after a court ruled that the existing statute did not protect victims who were unconscious or intoxicated.
State Rep. Scott Biggs said his House Bill 2398 was signed out of a conference committee, the first step in moving the legislation forward.
“The bill is absolutely necessary. It makes crystal clear we want to protect victims of this horrific crime,” said Biggs, R-Chickasha.
He said the measure was made necessary by a ruling of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, which upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Tulsa County forcible sodomy case.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/state-lawmakers-work-to-revise-oklahoma-s-forcible-sodomy-law/article_268e58d2-1bbf-50e1-821c-cee5ce483308.html
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers on Wednesday began to advance a bill to revise Oklahoma’s forcible sodomy law after a court ruled that the existing statute did not protect victims who were unconscious or intoxicated.
State Rep. Scott Biggs said his House Bill 2398 was signed out of a conference committee, the first step in moving the legislation forward.
“The bill is absolutely necessary. It makes crystal clear we want to protect victims of this horrific crime,” said Biggs, R-Chickasha.
He said the measure was made necessary by a ruling of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, which upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a Tulsa County forcible sodomy case.
Read more: www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/state-lawmakers-work-to-revise-oklahoma-s-forcible-sodomy-law/article_268e58d2-1bbf-50e1-821c-cee5ce483308.html