STATE v. TAYLOR

No. 1 CA-CR 88-927.

167 Ariz. 429 (1990)

808 P.2d 314

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Laure TAYLOR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department D.

November 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Jessica G. Funkhouser, Chief Counsel, Criminal Div., and Diane M. Ramsey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by James H. Kemper, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

May the state secure prostitution convictions and avoid the burden of proving obscenity against women who, in the setting of a sex show theatre, perform sexual acts upon each other for the gratification of customers who pay to watch? That is the central question of this case. Defendant claims on appeal that, because the acts were in the nature of theatrical performance, the state was obliged to prove obscenity to establish that they lacked...

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