People v. Liggins

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Murray Mogel, J.), rendered on April 30, 1987, convicting defendant, following a bench trial, of attempting to promote prostitution in the second degree and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 3 Vi to 7 years, is affirmed.

In a case directly on point, this court has recently determined that an individual may be convicted of the crime of attempted promotion of prostitution in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 230.30 [2]) based on evidence that he had endeavored to persuade a decoy…