State v. East

Nov 15, 1977
No. DA 136432, CA 8810
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Johnson
PER CURIAM.

The state appeals from an order dismissing a complaint for “failure to ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍state facts,” by which the district court apparently meant failure to allege sufficient facts to state a crime.

In addition to other requisite allegations, the ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍complaint alleged that the defendants did “offer and agree to engage in sexual conduct in return for a fee.”

ORS 167.007(l)(a) provides that a person commits ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍the crime of prostitution if he “offers or agrees to engage in sexual conduct * * * in return for a fee.”

It is elementary ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍that an instrument which charges a crime in the statutory language is generally sufficient to charge a crime. State v. Jim/White, 13 Or App 201, 508 P2d ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍462 rev den (1973); State v. Miller, 11 Or App 398, 501 P2d 1309 rev den (1972).

Reversed and remanded.