Harkey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Hill. Tried below before Hon. W. P. CUNNINGHAM, County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for keeping a disorderly house, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $200. No statement necessary. No briefs have come to the hands of the Reporter.
1Opinion of the Court
SIMKINS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of keeping a disorderly house, and his punishment assessed at $200, from which he appeals.
1. The witness Kirkpatrick, having testified that he “ was acquainted with the general reputation of appellant’s place as a disorderly house,” was asked by defendant if he knew what a disorderly house was; but the question was excluded by the court on the ground that the witness was illiterate, and that lawyers must not put the dictionary to the witness. We think the question was a proper one. There is no question that a house may be proven to be disorderly by…
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