The People v. Harrison

On December 13, 1946, Pearl Harrison was convicted by the municipal court of Chicago of the offense of soliciting to prostitution. She was sentenced to imprisonment in ‘ the house of correction for a period of five months. To reverse this conviction, she seeks a review in this court.

The offense for which the defendant stands convicted is a misdemeanor. This court is without jurisdiction to consider the errors assigned unless a fairly debatable constitutional question is presented. The only pretention to a constitutional question in the assignment of errors is defendant’s claim that the…