Fitzgerald v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of keeping lewd house; from city court of Yaldosta —Judge Cranford.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
The defendant was indicted for violating section 382 of the Penal Code (1910), which makes it a misdemeanor for any person “to maintain and keep a lewd house or place for the, practice of fornication or adultery, either by himself or others.” The State relied on what is the usual method of proof in such cases, namely, proof by witnesses that the house in question had a general reputation of being a lewd house, and that certain women who lodged there from time to time had a general reputation of being lewd women, supplemented by proof of certain specific acts of conduct which took place from…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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