Smith v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Eees

Affirming.

Mattie Smith has been convicted of pandering’, a crime defined by Section 1215b-l, Kentucky Statutes, and her punishment fixed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of one year. She was convicted under that part of the statute which reads:

“Any person * * * who shall knowingly accept or appropriate any money or other thing of value, without lawful consideration, from a prostitute and from the earnings from her prostitutions, * * * shall be guilty of pandering; and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the…