STATE v. CHARITY

No. 11984.

619 S.W.2d 366 (1981)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Thomas CHARITY, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Two.

July 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., John C. Reed, Kristie Green, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

G. Michael Baker, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.


BILLINGS, Judge.

Defendant Thomas Charity was convicted by a Jasper County jury of promoting prostitution in the second degree in violation of § 567.060, RSMo 1978, and his punishment was fixed at seven years imprisonment. Because the grand jury indictment failed to allege an essential element of the crime, we must reverse and remand.

Section 567.060, RSMo 1978, provides as follows:

"A person commits the crime of promoting prostitution in the...

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