People v. Brown

The defendant was convicted by a jury of knowingly accepting money without consideration from the earnings of a prostitute. MCLA § 750.457 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev §28.712). He was sentenced to a term of 3-20 years in prison.

The defendant questions the constitutionality of the statute-on the basis that the phrase “without consideration” is too vague, and he also attacks the jury instruction which permitted the jury to consider whether the consideration bore a reasonable relationship to the value of the goods and services.

On the authority of People v. Hill (1971), 32 Mich App 404, we hold that the…