Legal Opinion

Killman v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1877Published

Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. George H. Noonan. The case is fully disclosed in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

In so far as the objection to the indictment in this case is concerned, we deem it only necessary to refer to the recent decision of this court in the case of Bob Brown v. The State, and the authorities there cited. The "words " did unlawfully keep a disorderly house for the purpose of public prostitution, and as a common resort for prostitutes, vagabonds, and vagrants,” sufficiently charge the offense defined in Article 2027, Paschal’s Digest.

The court gave no written charge to the jury, and refused "the following instructions asked by the defendant, viz.:

“ 1st. A house is any building,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Clifton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
  2. Callahan v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874

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