Cook v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Parker. Tried below before Hon. D. M. Alexander, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction for keeping a disorderly house; penalty, a fine of $200. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of keeping a disorderly house, and her punishment assessed at a fine of $300. It is only necessary to consider one assignment of error; that is, do the facts sustain the verdict and judgment? The statute concerning the keeping of disorderly houses, under which this prosecution was instituted (article 359, Penal Code), has been construed, and it is held that the offense of keeping a disorderly house can only be committed by one who is the owner, lessee, or tenant. Mitchell v. State, 34 Texas Crim. Rep., 311; Carlton v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 51 S. W.…
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