Legal Opinion

Wiggins v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1909No. 21,352PublishedCited by 17 opinions

From Gibson Circuit Court; O. M. Welborn, Judge. Prosecution by The State of Indiana against Henry Wiggins. From a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.

Section 2356 Burns 1908, Acts 1907, p. 102, reads as follows: ‘ ‘ That it shall he unlawful for any male person over the age of seventeen years, to cause, encourage or entice, any female person, other than his wife, under the age of eighteen years, to enter or to accompany any such person into a house of prostitution, assignation, saloon or wine-room where intoxicating liquors are sold, or any other place for vicious or immoral purposes; and any person so offending shall be guilty of a felony and shall be tried for such offense in any court of competent jurisdiction, and upon conviction…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Laporte Carriage Co. v. SullenderIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Nichols v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
  3. State v. SopherIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
  4. State, ex rel. Beard v. JacksonIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Miller v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1889

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Thompson v. ThompsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Simmons v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Short v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1954
  4. State v. WiggamIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Woods v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1957

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