Commonwealth v. LaPointe
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint, signed and sworn to on April 25, 1917, under R. L. c. 101, § 11, as amended by St. 1914, c. 624, § 14, charging that the defendant at Holyoke “ during the three months next preceding the making of this complaint, while having under her control a certain building situated [as described^ did knowingly permit said building to be used for the purposes of prostitution, assignation and lewdness.”
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Complaint, signed and sworn to on April 25, 1917, under R. L. c. 101, § 11, as amended by St. 1914, c. 624, § 14, charging that the defendant at Holyoke “ during the three months next preceding the making of this complaint, while having under her control a certain building situated [as described^ did knowingly permit said building to be used for the purposes of prostitution, assignation and lewdness.” In the Superior Court the defendant was tried before Hamilton, J. A motion to quash the complaint was denied by the judge. The defendant excepted to the admission in evidence of two internal…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
Three different acts are made punishable by R. L. c. 101, § 11, as amended by St. 1914, c. 624, § 14. If a person who (1) owns or has control of a building or tenement knowingly lets it for purposes of prostitution, assignation or lewdness, or (2) knowingly permits a building or tenement or any part thereof while under his control to be used for such purposes, or (3) after due notice of such use omits to take all reasonable measures to eject therefrom the persons occupying the same as soon as it lawfully can be done, he shall be punished. The acts thus specified are separate and distinct,…
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