State v. Clark

1. Cbiminallaw: instructions: house oí m-fame. I. The defendant was indicted under Code, section 4013, being charged with wilfully keeping a house of ill-fame, resorted to for the „ ... ,. hit purpose of prostitution and lewdness. Counsel for defendant first complain that . the court did not m proper instructions define the crime for which defendant was indicted. It is the duty of the court to explain to the jury the offense of which the accused is charged, what acts constitute it, and explain or define the words used in the statute prescribing the offense. This may be done, as it often is,…