Legal Opinion

Benjamin v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 18, 1987No. 49A02-8609-CR-341PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Doretta M. Benjamin appeals from a conviction for promoting prostitution, a class C felony.1

We affirm.

A prostitution investigation began when a vice officer received two business cards with the name "Dee Haven" (Benjamin) on one and "Patrisha Smith" on the other. The officer telephoned a number on the ecard in early December, 1985, and spoke with Smith. After informing her that he had seen a Smith and Benjamin performance, the officer asked Smith if she and Benjamin could entertain a few out-of-town business friends. Smith said yes and quot ed a price of fifty to sixty dollars…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bond v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Hall v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Smith v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. HartmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. HartmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Breanne H. Rice v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. State v. HartmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. State v. HartmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1992

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