People v. Zambia

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

Defendant Jomo Zambia was convicted of pandering in violation of Penal Code section 266i, subdivision (a)(2),1 which defines *970pandering as encouraging “another person to become” a prostitute.2 Here, the target of defendant’s encouragement was an undercover police officer. He contends that section 266i, subdivision (a)(2) does not apply when the target is already a prostitute or an undercover police officer acting as one. The trial and appellate court rejected this argument. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 8, 2007, Officer Erika Cruz was working undercover…