Williams v. State

Appellant was charged with the crime of prostitution. Trial was had without the intervention of a jury resulting in a finding of guilty as charged. Appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Women’s Prison for 180 days and fined $100 and costs.

The record reveals the following facts:

Indianapolis Police Officer Thomas Lowes testified that he observed the appellant at about 12:15 A.M. on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. The Police Officer was driving an unmarked police car and as he passed appellant, she waved at him. When he stopped his car, she asked if he wanted a date. She told him…