Stanifer v. State

OPINION

Appellant Dwayne Keith Stanifer was arrested for pandering after arranging an encounter with a prostitute and two undercover police officers. A jury convicted Stanifer of one count of pandering for which he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Stanifer appealed to this court, contending, inter alia, that the district court erroneously refused his requested jury instruction on solicitation for prostitution as a lesser-related offense. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

At approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 15, 1991, two undercover detectives from the Vice Division of the Las Vegas Metropolitan…