Bennett v. Commonwealth

The defendant, Joseph W. Bennett, was tried upon a warrant which charged him with a violation of section 4548c, Va. Code 1942, (Michie), the specific charge being that he kept a place “where. persons may meet for the purpose of * * * illicit or illegal intercourse.” He was found guilty by a jury and his punishment fixed at a fine of $500 and sixty days confinement in jail. The judgment of the court upon this verdict is before us for review.

The defendant was employed by his brother, Cate Bennett, as night manager of a tourist camp known as “Southern Cabins,” situated in Norfolk county, within…