Martin v. Ziherl

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Martin v. Ziherl, 607 S.E.2d 367 (Va. 2005), was a decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia holding that the Virginia criminal law against fornication (sexual acts between unmarried people) was unconstitutional. The court's decision followed the 2003 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas, which established the constitutionally-protected right of adults to engage in private, consensual sex. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Martin v. Ziherl
rdf:langString Martin v. Ziherl
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rdf:langString Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, Keenan, Agee
rdf:langString U.S. Const. amend. XIV; Va. Code ยง 18.2-344
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rdf:langString Muguet S. Martin v. Kristopher Joseph Ziherl
rdf:langString Plaintiff's lawsuit for the intentional transmission of herpes was not barred by the judicial rule against recovering for injuries suffered while engaging in illegal conduct, because Virginia's criminal prohibition against sexual intercourse between unmarried individuals violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Richmond Circuit Court reversed and remanded.
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rdf:langString Martin v. Ziherl, 607 S.E.2d 367 (Va. 2005), was a decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia holding that the Virginia criminal law against fornication (sexual acts between unmarried people) was unconstitutional. The court's decision followed the 2003 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas, which established the constitutionally-protected right of adults to engage in private, consensual sex.
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xsd:date 2005-01-14
rdf:langString Demurrer sustained, Richmond Circuit Court
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