Commonwealth v. Lightfoot

A grand jury indicted the defendant, Gregory Lightfoot, for deriving support and maintenance from and sharing in the earnings and proceeds of a female prostitute, in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 7, as amended through St. 1980, c. 409. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment in which he asserted that G. L. c. 272, § 7, 1 is “impermissibly ambiguous and unconstitutionally vague.” The trial judge hearing the motion ruled that the question of law raised by the defendant is so “important” as to “require the decision of the Appeals Court” and he reported it. 2 See Mass. R. Crim. P.…