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21-3505.

History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3505; L. 1983, ch. 109, § 5; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 23; L. 1993, ch. 253, § 6; Repealed, L. 2010, ch. 136, § 307; July 1, 2011.

Source or Prior Law:

21-907.

Law Review and Bar Journal References:

"Reform in Kansas Domestic Violence Legislation," David J. Gottlieb and L. Eric Johnson, 31 K.L.R. 527, 554 (1983).

"Survey of Kansas Law: Criminal Law," Robert A. Wason, 32 K.L.R. 395, 400, 401 (1984).

"Recent Developments: Public Health and Employment Issues Generated by the AIDS Crisis," Mark J. Lazzo and Christopher A. McElgunn, 25 W.L.J. 505, 516 (1986).

"Guess Who's Coming to America: An Analysis of United States HIV-Related Immigration Policies," Chad Baruch and Franc Hangarter, 32 W.L.J. 301, 304 (1993).

"Criminalizing the Intentional or Reckless Exposure to HIV: A Wake-Up Call to Kansas," Amy M. Decker, 46 K.L.R. 305 (1998).

"Call it a 'Plan' and A Defendant's Prior (Similar) Sexual Misconduct Is In: The Disappearance of K.S.A. 60-455," Troy W. Purinton, 70 J.K.B.A. No. 8, 30 (2001).

Attorney General's Opinions:

Reporting abuse or neglect of children; persons reporting; duty to report; confidentiality. 94-67.

Juveniles; collection of blood and saliva specimens; fingerprinting by KBI. 95-63.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Sufficient evidence of penetration for reasonable inference that defendant committed aggravated sodomy. State v. Kelly, 210 Kan. 192, 499 P.2d 1040.

2. Evidence supported conviction hereunder. State v. Rhone, 219 Kan. 542, 546, 548 P.2d 752.

3. Statute is not unconstitutional on grounds raised. State v. Thompson, 221 Kan. 165, 171, 172, 558 P.2d 93.

4. Defendant's rights not prejudiced by one day continuance during trial proceedings; conviction affirmed. State v. Nelson, 223 Kan. 251, 573 P.2d 602.

5. Cited; conviction of aggravated sodomy affirmed; statutory definition of sodomy construed. State v. Williams, 224 Kan. 468, 471, 580 P.2d 1341.

6. Aggravated sodomy and rape prosecution; no error in failure to instruct jury on sodomy. State v. Blue, 225 Kan. 576, 580, 592 P.2d 897.

7. Cited; evidence sufficient to establish sufficient penetration for oral copulation; conviction affirmed. State v. Lovelace, 227 Kan. 348, 351, 607 P.2d 49.

8. Duty to instruct on lesser included offenses arises only when there is evidence under which defendant might reasonably have been convicted thereof. State v. Everson, 229 Kan. 542, 626 P.2d 1189.

9. Prior to amendment of act (July 1, 1983); husband not guilty of aggravated sodomy with wife. State v. Dubish, 234 Kan. 708, 712, 675 P.2d 877 (1984).

10. Cited; evidence of previous sexual relationship at aggravated incest (K.S.A. 21-3603) trial discussed. State v. Perrigo, 10 Kan. App. 2d 651, 652, 708 P.2d 987 (1985).

11. Cited by dissent on question that cunnilingus does not constitute sodomy. State v. Crawford, 247 Kan. 223, 228, 795 P.2d 401 (1990).

12. Cited by dissent where conviction of aggravated sodomy (K.S.A. 21-3506) and aggravated incest (K.S.A. 21-3603) based on cunnilingus reversed. State v. Schad, 247 Kan. 242, 247, 795 P.2d 406 (1990).

13. Attempted aggravated criminal sodomy as underlying felony in felony murder question examined. State v. William, 248 Kan. 389, 400, 807 P.2d 1292 (1991).

14. Sodomy with 14 year old female properly charged under this section; remanded for correction of illegal sentence. State v. Dickson, 30 Kan. App. 2d 682, 46 P.3d 1216 (2002).

15. Conviction of criminal sodomy reversed but convictions of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy affirmed. State v. Dickson, 275 Kan. 683, 69 P.3d 549 (2003).

16. No Miranda warning required when defendant turned himself in at police station and responded to initial questions of officer; interviewing detective gave proper warning. State v. Vandervort, 276 Kan. 164, 72 P.3d 925 (2003).

17. Sodomy only requires that there be oral contact with the female genitalia. State v. Elrod, 38 Kan. App. 2d 453, 166 P.3d 1067 (2007).

18. Defendant convicted under K.S.A. 21-3505(a)(1) and ordered to register as a sex offender; affirmed. State v. Coman, 42 Kan. App. 2d 592, 214 P.3d 1198 (2009).

19. A person who commits misdemeanor criminal sodomy must register under Kansas offender registration act, not as a sex offender. State v. Coman, 294 Kan. 84, 273 P.3d 701 (2012).


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