Legal Opinion

State v. Pyles

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided September 14, 1920PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Wetzel County Margaret Pyles was convicted of keeping and maintaining'a house of ill fame,, and she brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

PoEEENBARGER, JUDGE:

The judgment here complained of imposed a jail sentence of six months, suspended except as to forty-five days thereof on condition of good behavior, and a fine of $25.00, on a convic.tion of guilt of keeping and maintaining a certain house of ill-fame.

The -accused permanently resided in the house alone, but, according to the evidence, men there singly visited her so often, *637in such number and under su.cb circumstances as, aided by her own conduct, tended very strongly to prove that she there indulged in acts of prostitution with them. But there is no proof, nor sufficiently…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Houston v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  2. United States v. LacherSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Houston v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
  4. People v. BuchananIdaho Supreme Court · 1878
  5. State v. GillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. BallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State Ex Rel. Faircloth v. CatlettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. State v. ColeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. CrummittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  5. State v. MasonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955

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