CRM/LAW C144 Chapter Notes - Chapter GARNETT V STATE: Statutory Rape, Fornication, Mens Rea
19 Jun 2017
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Raymond garnett, young retarded man (iq of 52: at the time of the incident, 20 years old but functioned at approximately the same level as the 13-year-old erica. Underlying facts, the actual crime that took place. Friend introduced garnett to erica frazier, then aged 13: the two subsequently talked occasionally by phone, february 28, 1991: the two engaged in sexual intercourse. Erica gave birth to a baby on november 19, 1991, of which garnett is the biological father. Garnett was charged with second-degree rape under md. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction is subject to imprisonment for a period of not more than. Guilty, sentenced to a term of five years in prison: suspended the sentence and imposed five years of probation, and ordered that he pay restitution to erica and the frazier family. But maryland has no law against fornication.
