City of St. Paul v. Harris
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was charged with the crime of keeping a house of ill-fame, tried in the municipal court of St. Paul before Finehout, J., and a jury, and found guilty as charged in the indictment. From the judgment and sentence defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the municipal court of the city of St. Paul convicting her of the offense of keeping a disorderly house.
*171At the trial the prosecution was permitted to present evidence tending to prove the bad reputation of the defendant as a part of its case in chief. This is urged as reversible error.
No rule of criminal law is more thoroughly established than the rule that the character of the defendant cannot be attacked, until he himself puts it in issue by offering evidence of his good character. This rule was considered and applied in the recent case of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- State ex rel. O'Brien v. TerrettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. LoebachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- State v. GulbrandsenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- State v. CurrieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- State v. McCorveySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
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