The defendant appealed against his conviction under the 1898 Act after he agreed with a woman whom he knew to be a convicted prostitute that she should have the use of a room between the hours of 9 pm and 2 am at a charge of andpound;3 per night. The learned judge Pilcher had directed the jury: ‘if there is evidence that the accused has let a room or a flat at a grossly inflated rent to a prostitute for the express purpose of allowing her to ply her immoral trade, then it is for the jury to determine, on the facts of each particular case, whether the accused is in fact knowingly living wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution.’
Held: The direction was approved, and the appeal rejected.
Citations:
[1956] 41 Cr App R 117
Crime
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.544928