People v. Cook
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying a new trial, in, the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento. Clark, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Morrison, C. J.:
The defendant was prosecuted by information, and convicted of violating Section 267 of the Penal Code, which reads as follows: "Every person who takes away any female under the age of eighteen years, from her father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of her person, without their consent, for the purpose of prostitution, is punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison, not exceeding five years, and a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.”
The evidence shows that one Rebecca Sproul, a female between sixteen and seventeen years of age, was placed by…
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