State v. Tacconi

McDonough, justice.

Defendants were indicted, convicted and sentenced on a charge of keeping a house of ill-fame. They appeal assigning as grounds for reversal: (1) That the indictment was insufficient in that it failed to inform accused of the nature and cause of the accusation against them, the contention being advanced that the statute authorizing the short form indictment is unconstitutional. (2) That the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. (3) That the court misdirected the jury. We shall discuss the assignments in the order stated.

In State v. Hill, 100 Utah 456, 116 P. 2d…