Jones v. State

1. The indictment on which the defendants were tried contains two counts: one under the Penal Code, §391, “for keeping and maintaining a lewd house;” and one under §393, for “keeping a common, ill-governed, and disorderly house.” A demurrer was filed to the indictment, on the ground that it contained two separate and distinct counts charging separate and distinct crimes, -not kindred in nature, and not committed in the same act and at the same time. It is well settled that different counts charging offenses of the same character may be joined in ono indictment in separate counts. Williams v.…