State v. Turner

Defendant Allie Turner was found guilty in the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis on a charge of being found in a disorderly house in violation of the city ordinance. Defendant Ella Poullaine was convicted of being a common prostitute in violation of a separate city ordinance. The cases were consolidated for trial. Each defendant moved for a new trial on the ground that her conviction was not sustained by the evidence. Defendant Turner included in her motion the additional ground of newly discovered evidence. These appeals are from orders denying each defendant’s motion and from the…