Campbell v. State

THOMAS, J.:

The defendant was convicted of keeping and operating “a house of ill-fame, resorted to for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness” in violation of Section 7576, C.G.L., 1927.

It appears that there are three elements of the offense denounced by the statute which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in order to substantiate conviction; namely, the ill fame of the place in question, its use for prostitution or lewdness, and its maintenance by the defendant. We shall treat of them in that order, alluding, as we proceed, to the testimony introduced by the state to establish these…