Fanning v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of keeping disorderly house; from city court of Washington — Judge Wynne.' May 1, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
Section 383 of the Penal Code declares that “Any person who shall keep and maintain, either by himself or others, a common, ill-governed, and disorderly house, to the encouragement of idleness, gaming, drinking, or other misbehavior, or to the common disturbance of the neighborhood or orderly citizens, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.” The following general definition of the term “disorderly house” is given: “A disorderly house is a house in which people abide or to which they resort to the disturbance of the neighborhood or for purposes which are injurious to the public morals, health,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thrower v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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- Palfus v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
3Cited by7 opinions
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- McBrayer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Wood v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Hammock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Kinney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
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