State of Oregon v. McCowan

The defendant, L. B. McCowan, was convicted in the circuit court for Multnomah county, Oregon, of the crime of “ Deceiving the earnings of a common prostitute” and was sentenced to imprisonment in the Oregon State Penitentiary for a maximum term of two years. He appeals.

The indictment against defendant is based upon the alleged violation of § 23-922, OCLA (OES 167.120), and, omitting formal parts, reads as follows:

“L. B. McCowan is accused by the Grand Jury of the County of Multnomah and State of Oregon, by this indictment of the crime of receiving the earnings of a common prostitute…