RE: link? (nm)

Posted on: October 6, 2016 at 13:18:02 CT

Kaine Sought To Argue That Sodomy Was Insufficient To Convict Tuggle Of Rape. “Although petitioner acknowledges that semen was found in the victim's rectum, no seminal fluid was found in or around the vagina.There was a small bruise at the entrance to the vagina, but there was no testimony concerning when the bruise occurred. The state's pathologist, Dr. Oxley, said that the bruise was consistent with penetration by ‘something, a penis, a finger, an object, something. … Petitioner argues that, given the lack of seminal fluid in or around the vagina and the lack of any injury or bruise in the vagina, there was insufficient evidence to convict Tuggle of rape.’” (Tuggle V. Thompson, 854 F. Supp. 1229, Civ. A. No. 92-0737-R, US District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke, 6/8/94)