People v. West

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of one count of violation of section 41.08 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (procuring) after trial on a four-count complaint. Count IV of the complaint alleges that the defendant did willfully and unlawfully cause, procure, induce, persuade and encourage another person to patronize prostitutes and houses of prostitution, direct and conduct another person to a prostitute, etc. She appeals from the order granting probation (mistakenly denominated the judgment of conviction), contending that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury as to the defense…