Legal Opinion

State v. Thuna

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1910No. 8779PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered March 7, 1910, upon a trial and conviction of the crime of living with a common prostitute.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment upon conviction of the crime of living with a common prostitute, alleged to have been committed on December 30, 1909. Appellant argues that the court erred in defining a common prostitute as follows:

“A common prostitute is a woman who offers her body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men. Intercourse con*690fined exclusively to one man does not make a woman a common prostitute. If a woman by words or acts or by any device invites and solicits and submits to indiscriminate intercourse, she is a common prostitute. Whether a woman is-a common prostitute…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Perkins v. Board of Directors of the Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
  3. State v. NixonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1846
  4. Lesher v. LoudonMichigan Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  2. State v. MorrisWashington Supreme Court · 1966
  3. State v. EmersonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
  4. State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  5. State v. CashawCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API