People v. Luciano

Crane, Ch. J.

The indictment returned by the grand jury against appellants contained ninety counts, each charging a separate crime in violation of one of the sub divisions of section 2460 of the Penal Law relating to the compulsory prostitution of women. The crimes were joined as separate counts in the one indictment under the authority of section 279 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Prior to the submission of the case to the jury, twenty-eight counts were withdrawn and the jury rendered a verdict of guilty on each of the sixty-two remaining counts.

In general the indictment charged three…