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New York Court Rules Men Can Be Probed For Rape Of Wives
The Court of Appeals ruled that marriage does not shield a husband from rape charges and that rape and sodomy laws must be gender neutral. The decision, in Liberta v. State, voids marital exemptions but upholds the defendant's conviction, sparking praise from women's groups and implications for 28 states.
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Albany
New York
Court of Appeals
U.S
Noreen Connell
National Organization For Women
Mario Liberta
Buffalo
Denise
Mohawk Motor Inn
Liberta
Attica
Sol Wachtler
Wachtler
Tive
National Clearinghouse
Sarah Wunsch
Center For Constitutional Rights
Ernestine