Konopisos v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to District Court, Platte County, HoN. William C. Mentzer, Judge. Tony Konopisos was convicted of keeping a house of ill fame, and brings error.
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ERROR to District Court, Platte County, HoN. William C. Mentzer, Judge. Tony Konopisos was convicted of keeping a house of ill fame, and brings error. The evidence was insufficient to prove the elements of the offense; the crime is statutory, and the essential elements are, 1st, that the house in question was a house of ill fame,, 2nd, that it was resorted to for prostitution, 3rd, that it was kept by defendant at, or about the time mentioned in the information (P'eople v. Russell, 67 N. W. 1099; People v. Wheeler, 105 N. W. 609; State v. Harberlee, 33 N. W. 462; Drake v. State, 17 N. W. 117;…
1Opinion of the Court
BlydENRURGh, Justice.
The defendant was convicted by the verdict of a jury “of keeping a house of ill fame resorted to for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness”. A motion for a new trial was duly made and denied, and the case is brought here on error.
The alleged errors, while eleven in number, may all be considered under the following heads:
1. That there was no competent evidence introduced to prove the necessary elements of the alleged offense.
2. That alleged admissions or extra judicial confessions of the defendant were improperly' admitted in evidence without any other evidence of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. PinkertonMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. HaberleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- People v. RussellMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
- People v. WheelerMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Green v. RonenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
3Cited by10 opinions
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