State v. Christi

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether A.R.S. § 13-3214(B), which allows municipalities to regulate prostitution, is constitutionally infirm as either a “local or special law” or a denial of equal protection.

The defendant, Gaye Colleen Christi, was charged with two counts of prostitution, in violation of Scottsdale Revised Code, § 7-304(B)(1). After a trial to the court, she was found guilty of one count of prostitu tion. On June 21, 1984, the defendant was sentenced to the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 days in jail, pursuant to the Scottsdale ordinance. The…