Commonwealth v. Poindexter
Kentucky Court of Appeals
118 S.W. 943 (1909)
Relevant factsFree
Poindexter and Moore (defendants) were convicted of sodomy for engaging in oral sex and sentenced to two years' imprisonment each; after their motions for a new trial were granted based on their claim they misunderstood their conduct as constituting sodomy, the trial court also dismissed the indictment entirely, and the Commonwealth appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, in Kentucky, acts involving oral sex between two men are considered sodomy under the state's law.