State v. Plant
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indictment for keeping a house of ill'fame. Trial by jury at the June term, 1894, Caledonia county, Tyler, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment of guilty. The respondent ■excepts. The keeping of different houses at different places constituted different offences, and evidence thereof could not be given under one count. Bacon’s Abridgment, G. p. 84; ‘Janson v. Stewart, 1 T. R. 754. Evidence of reputation was inadmissible. State v. Board-man, 64 Me. 523 ; 2 Bish., Crim.
Read the full summary
Indictment for keeping a house of ill'fame. Trial by jury at the June term, 1894, Caledonia county, Tyler, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment of guilty. The respondent ■excepts. The keeping of different houses at different places constituted different offences, and evidence thereof could not be given under one count. Bacon’s Abridgment, G. p. 84; ‘Janson v. Stewart, 1 T. R. 754. Evidence of reputation was inadmissible. State v. Board-man, 64 Me. 523 ; 2 Bish., Crim. Proc., ss. 112, 116; Tor-r-ey v. State, 60 Ala. 97 ; State v. Lyon, 39 Iowa 379 ; Commonwealth v. Stuart, 1 S. & R. 341 ;…
1Opinion of the CourtRowell, J.
The prisoner is informed against in one count for keeping a certain house of ill fame at St. Johns-bury on such a day and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the filing of the information.
On trial the state first introduced evidence to prove the keeping of such a house in a certain building on a certain street in the village of St. Johnsbury, within the time alleged. It was then allowed to introduce evidence to prove the keeping by the prisoner of two other such houses on a certain other street in said village at different times before the time alleged, and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Henson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
- Posnett v. MarbleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890
- State v. NixonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1846
3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- State v. RobySupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
- Cotton v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- Pette's Admr. v. Old English Slate QuarrySupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.