Leffel v. Municipal Court

Opinion

FRANSON, J.

This case presents a question of first impression: Does Penal Code section 647, subdivision (b), which defines “disorderly conduct” as including “[e]very person . . . [w]ho solicits . . . any act of prostitution,” apply to a “customer” of a prostitute, or is the statute limited in its application to solicitation by the prostitute?

Statement of the Case

Appellant was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in violation of Penal Code section 647, subdivision (b). At the arraignment he demurred to the complaint on the grounds, among others, that the facts alleged failed to…