Commonwealth v. Robertson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 126, April T., Í911, by plaintiff, from order of Q. S. Cambria Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 49, quashing indictment in case of Commonwealth v. Isaac Robertson. Indictment for keeping a disorderly house, etc.
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Appeal, No. 126, April T., Í911, by plaintiff, from order of Q. S. Cambria Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 49, quashing indictment in case of Commonwealth v. Isaac Robertson. Indictment for keeping a disorderly house, etc. Before O’Connor, P. J.. .From the record it appeared that Isaac Robertson, the defendant in this case, was arrested on an information charging “keeping a bawdyhouse and place of prostitution and gambling,” was given a preliminary hearing on that day, committed in default of bail, escaped, was rearrested and finally gave bail in the sum of $300 for his appearance at the December…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Poetek, J.,
The indictment against the defendant contained two counts, the first of which charged, in proper form, the keeping and maintaining of a common bawdyhouse, and the second count sufficiently charged the keeping, at the same time and place, “ of a common, ill-governed, and disorderly house and place, to the encouragement of idleness, gaming, etc., to the common nuisance. . . .” The court below quashed the indictment, to which order the commonwealth excepted and from it now appeals. The record discloses the following unusual features: counsel for *474'the defendant alleged no…
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