Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1975No. 8246, 8271 to 8273 and 8278PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
The government appeals from the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of infor-mations charging appellees with solicitation for prostitution in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2701.1 Appellees had moved to dismiss the informations on the ground that the statute is discriminatorily enforced against women.
The court, after hearing testimony on the motions, concluded that Section 22-*292701 “is enforced exclusively against females”, that “it is neither the policy nor the practice of [the Metropolitan Police Department] to make any effort to arrest male persons who are on…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. William SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In re J.S.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
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