State v. Alvord

A jury convicted defendant of prostitution on the allegation that he knowingly offered or agreed to pay a fee to engage in sexual conduct or sexual contact. ORS l^.OC^UXb). We reverse.

Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal. There was evidence that he offered to pay a fee for sexual conduct. ORS 167.007(l)(b). The trial court did not err.

Defendant also assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor’s opening statement. In the opening statement, the prosecutor told the jury, after recounting a…