People v. Powellson
California Supreme Court
People v. Powellson, 2 Cal. Unrep. 474 (Cal. 1885)
7 P. 35
People v. Powellson
Opinion of the Court
The defendant was charged by indictment with taking, from certain individuals having the legal charge of her person, a female under the age of eighteen years, for the purpose of prostitution, under section 267, Penal Code. There was no evidence that the infant was taken from the charge or custody of the persons named in the indictment.
Judgment and order reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- PEOPLE v. POWELLSON
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- Syllabus
- Prostitution—Enticement of Female.—Conviction held not sustained by the evidence.1