Legal Opinion
Trent v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 26, 1943No. Record No. 2684PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The defendant has been convicted of keeping a house of ill fame. Our statute, which governs this subject, reads:
“Keeping house of ill-fame; how punished; general character of house may be proved.—If any person keep a house of ill-fame, resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness, he shall be confined in jail not exceeding one year and fined not exceeding two hundred dollars; and, in a prosecution for this offense, the general character of such house may be proved.” Code, section 4548.
The defendant kept a boarding house and was under contract with the Newcomb Fish° Company to give…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Houston v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Wilson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
- People v. MarronCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
- State v. PylesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Riley v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1951
- State v. HaskinsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
- Gaskill v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Jersey v. HaskinsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1955
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