Mary Ellen Doogan appeals her conviction for second degree promotion of prostitution. Because Doogan was denied effective assistance of counsel when her trial attorney proposed —and the jury received—an instruction including an uncharged alternative means, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.
Doogan operated an escort service known as "A Personal Touch." Two of her employees...
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