State v. Burgess

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from her jury conviction for prostitution and the resultant $500 fine. On appeal she asserts the failure of the state to prove a violation of Sec. 567.-020 RSMo 1978. This assertion is based upon two premises — (1) that no sexual contact as defined by the statute occurred and (2) that her conduct was not “in return for something of value.” We set forth the facts in the light most favorable to the conviction, recognizing the existence of some dispute in the evidence.

Defendant is a waitress and, by her definition, a dancer at the Span Disco in Arnold. The Span…