Stokeley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Comanche. Tried below before Hon. A. C. Drummond, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction for permitting his house to be kept and used as a disorderly house; penalty, a fine of 8200.
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
This is a conviction under Arts. 359 and 361, of the Penal Code of 1895. Article 359 provides, among other things, that “a disorderly house is one at which prostitutes are permitted to resort or reside for the purpose of plying their vocation.” This article, in connection with Article 361, completes the definition of the offense. Article 361 provides that if the owner (and appellant in this case was the owner of the house) shall permit a disorderly house to be kept, or shall permit his house to be used by prostitutes for the purpose of plying their vocation, then he…
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