People v. Jackson

DRAPEAU, J.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of pimping in violation of 1 Deering’s General Laws, Act 1907 (Stats. 1911 p. 10; amended by Stats. 1921 p. 96), as charged in Count 3 of the information. Counts 1 and 2 thereof were dismissed.

This appeal is from the judgment.

Appellant urges that the evidence is insufficient 1. to sustain the judgment; 2. to establish venue of the alleged offense in Los Angeles County.

In connection with his first point, appellant urges that it was not sufficiently established that he solicited for the complaining witness, a prostitute; or that he lived or derived support or maintenance in whole or in part from her earnings.

The applicable portion of the statute under which appellant was charged (1 Deering’s Gen. Laws, Act 1907,

supra),

provides:

“Any male person who, knowing a female person to be a prostitute, shall live or derive support or maintenance in whole or in part, from the earnings or proceeds of the prostitution of such prostitute ... or who shall solicit or receive compensation for soliciting for such prostitute, shall be guilty of a felony, to wit: pimping, and upon conviction for an offense under this' act shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of not less than one year nor more than ten years.”

The information in the case under consideration charges the offense in the conjunctive. Likewise, in

People

v.

Giam

[508]

bone,

119 Cal.App.2d 338 [259 P.2d 10]. There defendant was charged with soliciting

and

receiving compensation for soliciting for a prostitute

and