Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 12, 1981Published

1Opinion of the Court

HOGGE, Judge.

Deborah Thompson was found guilty of the offense of prostitution in Jefferson District Court and was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. Jefferson Circuit Court affirmed the conviction. Miss Thompson appeals, asserting that the evidence on which the conviction is based was not corroborated as required by KRS 529.060(1).

The evidence before the district court consisted of the testimony of a police officer who received the offer of prostitution and the tape recording which he made of the incident. The offer was made while the officer was on duty on the afternoon of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Brock v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
  3. Mabry v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924

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