Lemont v. State

Defendant-appellant, Paul Lemont (Lemont), was convicted by a jury of enticing a female into an immoral place [IC 1971, 35-80-4-1 (Burns Code Ed.)] and now brings this appeal.

The facts most favorable to the State are as follows: Lemont, on the evening of December 13, 1973, encountered a seventeen year old girl named Barbara, at an Indianapolis bar where she was engaged as a go-go dancer. Barbara accepted an offer by Lemont of a job as a dancer at his tavern in Terre Haute.

Barbara accompanied Lemont and one Cecil Drake to Terre Haute and danced at the tavern that night. Between the time…