City of Columbus v. Corne

Defendant appeals from her conviction for engaging in prostitution, following a trial by jury in the Franklin County Municipal Court.

According to testimony of the city’s witnesses, defendant and Geraldine Mayhorn, who later proved to be a police informant, met two police vice squad officers at a downtown hotel and accompanied them to adjoining hotel rooms. While Mayhorn and one police officer remained in one room, defendant and the other officer went into the adjoining room where defendant accepted $100 for performing a sex act. During the city’s casein-chief, the trial court permitted the…