Thompson v. United States

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant and Sharon Curtis were arrested together and each charged with solicitation for lewd or immoral purposes under D.C.Code § 22-2701(a) (1989).1 On the first day of trial, Ms. Curtis pled guilty; the trial proceeded, however, against appellant. After the bench trial, at which Ms. Curtis, appellant, and one of the detectives testified, appellant was convicted of the crime charged.

Appellant argues that he cannot be convicted of inviting, enticing, persuading, or addressing Ms. Curtis for lewd or immoral purposes when she has already pled guilty to inviting,…