Willis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Ellis. Tried below before Hon. B. M. Daniel, County Judge. Appellant was convicted of keeping a disorderly house, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $200. Ho statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
HEHDEBSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted for keeping a disorderly house, by permitting same to be so kept. The indictment charges, that defendant kept and knowingly permitted his house to be kept as a disorderly house.
Motion in arrest of judgment was urged, because these allegations are repugnant, inconsistent, and duplicitous. The indictment is valid, and the grounds are not well taken. Both modes of committing this offense are set forth in the same statute, with the same punishment prescribed. Where several ways are set forth by which an offense may be committed, and are embraced in the…
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