State v. Kees

Pamela Kees appeals her conviction for promoting prostitution in the first degree, asserting instructional error and that the evidence was insufficient to convict. We reverse and remand for resentencing for promoting prostitution in the second degree.

Facts

Kees was charged by information with promoting the prostitution of one Elizabeth Hunnicutt, who was less than 18 years of age. In January 1985, Hunnicutt and a friend ran away from a juvenile facility and met three men, who took the girls to a house belonging to Hughie Hagler. Hagler took the girls to the area near 14th and Yesler in Seattle…