State v. Lyon
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbu/ry District Court. The defendant was indicted for the crime of leasing a house for the purjioses of prostitution and lewdness. On a trial to a jury he was acquitted. The State appeals. The facts relating to the questions decided are found in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Oh. J.
On the trial the State offered evidence to prove “ the general reputation of the house for prostitution and lewdness” within three years prior to the finding of the indictment; also evidence to prove what was the general reputation of the inmates of this house as to their being prostitutes within the same time; all of which the court excluded on objections of the defendant.
It was competent for the State to prove the bad character of the house by evidence of the bad character of the persons resorting thereto, and of the inmates thereof. The State v. Hand, 7 Iowa, 411; and,…
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