People v. Martin

The trial court convicted defendant Brenda Martin in absentia of prostitution (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 11 — 14). She was subsequently sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment. She appeals, and we affirm the judgment as modified.

On appeal, the defendant first argues that she was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of prostitution because the evidence failed to show that she agreed to perform sex for money.

To sustain a charge of prostitution, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant either performed, offered to perform, or agreed to perform an…