U.S. v. Cephus

In prosecution on charges that defendants enticed under-aged girls to engage in interstate prostitution, Dist. Ct. did not err in precluding defendants from cross-examining one witness as to whether she had engaged in prostitution prior to becoming prostitute for defendants. Evidence of prior prostitution was not relevant as to issue as to whether witness had been deceived by defendants or whether witness consented to either being beaten by defendants and/or being denied share of profits for witness' services as alleged in indictment. Remand, though, was required with respect to one defendant's sentence where Dist. Ct. orally indicated that defendant would receive life sentence without parole plus consecutive term-of-years sentences for other charges, while written judgment indicated that all sentences would be served concurrently.