City of Junction City v. Griffin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

On rehearing our prior opinion in City of Junction City v. Griffin, 226 Kan. 516, 601 P.2d 684 (1979), is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.

Janice Marie Griffin was found guilty by a jury of solicitation for prostitution in violation of a city ordinance of Junction City, 12-509(a). It was apparently her misfortune to have solicited an off-duty policeman. She was sentenced under City Ordinance 12-509(b) to a mandatory 30 days in jail with no probation. She appealed, claiming the ordinance under which she was…