Cawein v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 35 — Indictment for Maintaining a Nuisance — APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment of Conviction and Defendant Appfals. The grand jury of Kenton county, Ky., on July 13, 1898, returned four separate indictments against the appellant, charging in each indictment that the defendant was guilty of maintaining and continuing a common nuisance on Second and Court avenue in the city of Covington.
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Case 35 — Indictment for Maintaining a Nuisance — APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment of Conviction and Defendant Appfals. The grand jury of Kenton county, Ky., on July 13, 1898, returned four separate indictments against the appellant, charging in each indictment that the defendant was guilty of maintaining and continuing a common nuisance on Second and Court avenue in the city of Covington. The indictments are Nos. 655, 656, 657 and 658. The time included in the four indictments is from March 21, 1898, up to, and including, July 11, 1898, a period of 112 days. Indictment 656 charges…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the cotjkt by
JUDGE HOBSON
Reversing.
On July IB, 189S. the grand jury of Kenton county returned four indictments against appellant for the offense of maintaining and continuing a common nuisance. The first indictment charged that he did from March 31, 1898. to and including April 30, 1898, unlawfully suffer and permit divers and sundry persons, to the grand jury unknown, habitually to assemble in a certain bouse in Govington, known as ‘‘Sharp’s Place,” which was in his possession and control, and then and there engage in betting winning and losing money, on horse races. The second…
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