People v. Langlois

Defendant appeals from a judgment wherein he was convicted of pimping and pandering in violation of sections 266h and 266i of the Penal Code. Count I of the information charged that defendant, knowing Rose Mary Heulett to be a prostitute, derived support and maintenance from the earnings of her prostitution. In count II defendant was charged with having induced her by threats and violence to become an inmate of a house of prostitution. The information further alleged defendant’s convictions of three prior felonies.

When the case came on for trial, defendant admitted the priors, waived a jury,…