City of Tacoma v. Houston

By complaint filed in the police court of the city of Tacoma, defendant was charged with the crime of operating a house of prostitution. Upon conviction of that offense, he appealed to the superior court, where he was again convicted in a trial before a jury. From the judgment of conviction and sentence, defendant appealed.

The evidence in the case consists solely of the testimony of five police officers. Appellant, Robert Houston, did not himself testify nor did he offer any other evidence. The facts are therefore to be found in the evidence submitted by the prosecution, as follows:

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