Cogdill v. Commonwealth

This is an appeal from a final judgment order entered June 2, 1977, on a jury verdict finding F. Lee Cogdill guilty of the misdemeanor of procuring for the purpose of prostitution, Code § 18.2-348, and assessing a fine of $500.

Under a limited writ of error, we consider whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence tape recordings of certain conversations and in denying defendant’s plea of entrapment.

On November 16, 1976, Mary Burns, an unmarried 23-year old secretary, approached Cogdill, a 46-year old practicing attorney, for legal advice concerning custody of her illegitimate…