City of Portland v. Miller

Defendant appeals her conviction for loitering to solicit prostitution, in violation of Portland city ordinance 14.24.050. She contends that the ordinance is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad and that there was insufficient evidence to convict. Because we reverse for insufficient evidence, we do not reach the constitutional issues.

The ordinance provides, in pertinent part:

“As used in this section, ‘prostitution’ means an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy between two persons, not married to each other, in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration by one of them.

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