People v. Lee

Defendant Hattie Lee was arrested, arraigned and examined on a warrant which charged that “between July 17, 1942, and July 18, 1942,” she “feloniously did keep, maintain or operate a house of ill fame,” which was “resorted to for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness.” Following her examination, an information was drawn in the same terms. A motion to quash this information was denied and immediately thereafter the people were allowed to file an amended information, which charged the same offense “between the 1st day of January, 1939, and the 18th day of July, 1942.” Defendant then filed…