State v. Flynn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Courts — R. M. Wright, Judge. The defendant appeals from a conviction upon charge of keeping a house of ill fame. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Prostitution» house of : corpus delicti: evidence to establish. I. The argument on part of appellant is first directed to the question whether there is any substantial evidence of the truth of the charge made in the indictment. That it was a house of bad reputation in this respect among the people in its vicinity is abundantly shown by the testimony of many witnesses; and in so far as this testimony was *605disputed, the question so raised was for the jury. That it was resorted to for .the purpose of prostitution and lewdness is also shown by the testimony of witnesses whose credibility was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graeter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- State v. ToombsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- State v. PorterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Peabody v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MauchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945
- State v. SimpsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1951
- State ex rel. Shotwell v. LeflangNebraska Supreme Court · 1922
- State v. OwenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928