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Marital rape (a form of partner rape, of domestic violence, and sexual abuse by a spouse) is illegal in all 50 US states, though the details of the offence vary by state. Prior to the 1970s, marital rape was legal in every US state. It was partially outlawed in Michigan and Delaware in 1974, then wholly outlawed in South Dakota and Nebraska in ...
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. Battery is a specific common law offense, although the term is used more generally to refer to any unlawful offensive physical contact with another person. Battery is defined by American common law ...
Katko v. Briney, 183 N.W.2d 657 (Iowa 1971), is a court case decided by the Iowa Supreme Court, in which homeowners Edward and Bertha Briney were held liable for battery for injuries caused to trespasser Marvin Katko, who set off a spring gun set as a mantrap in an uninhabitated house on their property. [1]
A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include "10 codes" (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes, or other status ...
A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of assault while a pair of sexual abuse charges were dismissed. Carlos Hivento, 37, was accused of "performing sex acts" on a person ...
Sexual Assault in the First Degree R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-2 Life imprisonment or any term not less than 10 years Sexual Assault in the Second Degree R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-4 Between 3 and 15 years Sexual Assault in the Third Degree R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-6 Up to 5 years First Degree Child Molestation Sexual Assault R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8.1
State laws vary considerably, and in most states, the term "rape" is no longer used, and the offense has been replaced by crimes such as "sexual assault," "criminal sexual conduct," "sexual abuse," "sexual battery" etc. The US laws on sexual violence are complex, with states having numerous sex offenses, dealing with different situations. The ...
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues. Judge Stephen Locher's ...