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§21-886.
§21-886.
Any person who is guilty of the detestable and abominable crime
against nature, committed with mankind or with a beast, shall be
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State
Penitentiary for a period of not more than twenty (20) years. Any
person convicted of a second violation of this section, where the
victim of the second offense is a person under sixteen (16) years of
age, shall not be eligible for probation, suspended or deferred
sentence. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of
this section, where the victim of the third or subsequent offense is a
person under sixteen (16) years of age, shall be punished by
imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of life or life
without parole, in the discretion of the jury, or in case the jury
fails or refuses to fix punishment then the same shall be pronounced
by the court.
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