U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Carlos Lowe v. United States
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- April 4, 2019
- Case
- Carlos Lowe v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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THAPAR, Circuit Judge, concurring. Rape is always violent. Whether a rapist coerces a victim, tricks them, or drugs them, the act of "unlawful sexual penetration" involves violent force. And then there is this case, where Carlos Lowe dragged his victim across a car seat and raped her. No one questions that his act was unlawful, forceful, and violent. Yet, in the categorical-approach world, we cannot call rape w…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Lead opinion | Not attributed | April 4, 2019 |
| Opinion | Bernice Bouie Donald | April 4, 2019 |