U.S. courts reject Missouri judges’ definition of ‘forcible compulsion’

Defendant James Niederstadt didn’t think the evidence supported his sodomy conviction because he didn’t have to force his 16-year-old victim — she was sleeping. And on Tuesday, after stints in every court available, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, finding the Missouri Supreme Court violated Niederstadt’s rights to due process by reversing an appellate ...

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U.S. courts reject Missouri judges’ definition of ‘forcible compulsion’

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