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STATE v. SAWYER

No. 1594-2.

12 Wn. App. 784 (1975)

532 P.2d 654

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. FLOYD BENSON SAWYER, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

February 21, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Sanders, for appellant.

Donald F. Herron, Prosecuting Attorney, and Joseph D. Mladinov, Special Counsel, for respondent.

PETRIE, J.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not fellatio is an act subject to the statutory definition of the crime of sodomy, RCW 9.79.100. We hold that it is.

Detailed facts of the case are unnecessary to a determination of this issue. Suffice it to say that the defendant, Floyd Benson Sawyer, compelled a 10-year-old female child to perform an act of fellatio on him. She was a member of a family...

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