People v. Martin

On May 27, 1964, Betty Martin was arrested by an undercover agent of the Detroit police department and charged with the crime of accosting and soliciting under CL 1948, § 750.448 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.703) which states:

“Any person who shall accost, solicit or invite another in any public place, or in or from any building or vehicle, by word, gesture or any other means, to commit prostitution or to do any other lewd or immoral act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.”

The arrest took place at 1:15 a.m. and defendant appeared in court the next morning with her attorney. When defendant’s case was…