State v. Peacock

GREENE, Presiding Judge.

After jury-trial, defendant, James Peacock, was convicted of the class D felony of promoting prostitution in the third degree. § 567.070.1 The jury verdict recommended imprisonment for nine months and a fine, whose amount was to be determined by the court. The trial court sentenced Peacock to nine months’ imprisonment and fined him $5,000. This appeal followed. We affirm.

The criminal charge filed against Peacock alleged that from November 28 through December 19, 1984, in Jasper County, Missouri, Peacock knowingly provided premises, specifically described in the…