State v. Lopez

ON REHEARING

SHEPARD, Justice.

The State filed a petition for rehearing which was granted and argument was heard thereon.

It is to be noted at the outset that the complaint is poorly framed in that no specific act was stated as having been performed by the accused, but rather only the statutory language was parroted. We do not, however, reach the issue of the effectiveness of the complaint since we hold that the statute is void-for-vagueness and violates appellant’s constitutional right to due process of law.

It is the essence of the State’s position that prostitution is as old as man and…