Sodomy cases
...ime was described as “deviate sexual intercourse, namely anal sex, with a member of the same sex.” Lawrence and Garner were convicted of violating the Homosexual conduct statute which goes like this: 21.06. Homosexual Conduct a.) A person commits an offense if he engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex. b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. The petitioners challenged the statute and said that it violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth Amendment. This challenge was denied and they were fined 200$ each. The court said that sodomy laws are ancient but back then they weren’t directed at homosexuals. They were to prohibit sexual activities between a man or a woman and an animal or a man and a woman. The petitioners were found not guilty. “The...