State v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Information for keeping a house of ill-fame, brought to the Criminal Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Simpson, J., after a demurrer to the information had been overruled; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
This case was before us at a former term, when a new trial was granted for errors in the charge of the court to the jury. State v. Anderson, 82 Conn. 111, 72 Atl. 648.
Upon the second trial the accused was found guilty, and a fine of $50 and costs, taxed at $108.27, was imposed.
The present appeal is upon the ground that the court erred in overruling the demurrer filed after the new trial was granted.
The grounds of the demurrer, stated in substance, are that the information is uncertain; that it states two distinct offenses, namely, keeping a house of prostitution, and keeping a house reputed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
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