State v. Gagnon

The defendant and Yolande Pompey were jointly indicted under ORS 167.120 for illegally soliciting Officer Renoud to have sexual intercourse with á named prostitute. ORS 167.120 provides:

“Any person who * * * solicits * * * any male person to have sexual intercourse with a prostitute, shall be punished * * *.”

Defendant waived jury trial and was convicted by the court. He denied that he had solicited Officer Renoud. Prom the evidence the factfinder could infer the following:

Mr. Renoud, in plain clothes, was at the bar in the Lotus Cafe in Portland. He and defendant became involved in…