Legal Opinion
Moten v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 2013No. 11-CM-1519PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
Following a bench trial, appellant Wendell W. Moten was convicted of one count *1275of soliciting prostitution, in violation of D.C.Code § 22-2701 (2009 Supp.). On appeal, appellant argues that although the statute defined solicitation for prostitution as a crime, it prescribed no corresponding penalty and that, without a penalty, he committed no crime. Alternatively, appellant argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We hold that the Council of the District of Columbia’s imprecise drafting, which has since been rectified, did not…
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