Judge Maude ruled that it was not an offence for landlords and their agents to let flats to prostitutes at what were described as exorbitant rents and by the learned Judge as ‘prostitute rents’ knowing that they would be used for the purpose
of prostitution.
Judges:
Maude J
Citations:
[1955] 40 Cr App R 32
Cited by:
Cited – Shaw v Director of Public Prosecutions HL 4-May-1961
Offence of Conspiracy to corrupt public morals
The defendant appealed against his convictions for conspiracy to corrupt public morals, and for living from the earnings of prostitution. He said that first was not an offence known to common law. After it became unlawful for a prostitute to ply her . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.544929
