WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 7536.

110 F.2d 554 (1940)

WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 26, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myron G. Ehrlich, of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error.

David A. Pine, U. S. Atty., and Albert Goldstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for defendant in error.

Before STEPHENS, EDGERTON, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

The Code forbids "any person to invite * * * any person * * * in or upon any avenue, street, road, highway, open space, alley, public square, or inclosure in the District of Columbia, to accompany * * * her * * * for the purpose of prostitution, or any other immoral or lewd purpose."1 This condemns solicitation in places of certain sorts.2 Defendant was convicted on an information...

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