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STATE v. BENTON

No. 5765.

538 P.2d 1206 (1975)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adrienne BENTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

August 1, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Fell, Honolulu (Mirikitani, Thurston & Tongg, Honolulu, of counsel) for defendant-appellant.

Douglas H. Ige, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu (Maurice Sapienza, Pros. Atty., with him on the brief) for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted in the district court of the offense of prostitution, as defined in Section 1200 of the Hawaii Penal Code, which reads in part: "A person commits the offense of prostitution if he engages in, or agrees or offers to engage in, sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee." There was no evidence of sexual conduct. The sole witness for the prosecution testified that he and defendant were friends and he "had known her for...

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