Crowell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
The conviction is for keeping a bawdy house, as prohibited by Art. 514, P. C. The punishment is the maximum, being a fine of $200.00 and confinement in jail for twenty days.
The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction is assailed.
The several terms embodied in the offense charged were, by the trial court, in his charge, defined as follows:
The term “bawdyhouse” was defined as “one kept for prostitution, or where prostitutes are permitted to resort or reside for the purpose of plying their vocation.”
The term “prostitute” was defined as a “woman who, indiscriminately,…
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