State v. Wilson
| Decision Date | 07 June 1904 |
| Citation | 99 N.W. 1060,124 Iowa 264 |
| Parties | STATE OF IOWA v. JOSEPHINE WILSON, Appellant |
| Court | Iowa Supreme Court |
Appeal from Mahaska District Court.--HON. B. W. PRESTON, Judge.
THE defendant was found guilty of keeping a house of ill fame and from a judgment on the verdict she appeals.
Affirmed.
Davis & Orvis, for appellant.
Chas W. Mullan, Attorney General, and Lawrence De Graff, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.
The court very properly refused to grant a second continuance of the case at the defendant's request. She had been given ample time in which to prepare her defense, and the condition of her health did not preclude her attendance at the trial. When it became manifest that her motion for a continuance would not be granted, she appeared without further protest or objection. The ruling of the trial judge on applications of this kind will not be reversed unless it clearly appears that an injustice has thereby been done. State v. Reid, 20 Iowa 413.
Several of the jurors were challenged for cause, and the challenges were overruled. There was no error in the rulings. The evidence on their examination as to qualifications clearly showed that they could and would try the case fairly and impartially. Moreover, the challenges stated no grounds therefor, and were insufficient. State v. Munchrath, 78 Iowa 268, 43 N.W. 211.
Evidence supporting the indictment was limited to two years before its return. As the limitation fixed by the statute (Code, section 5165) is three years, there was no error of which the appellant may complain.
We are unable to agree with the appellant's contention that the verdict is not supported by the evidence. We have examined the evidence with care, and think it entirely sufficient. It may be unfortunate for the defendant that she is to be judged by the conduct of the chosen inmates of her house, but such is the law; and, if she harbored prostitutes whom she knew were plying their commerce therein, she must suffer the consequences. That she was the keeper of the house was proven beyond peradventure. State v. Haberle, 72 Iowa 138, 33 N.W. 461.
It is intimated, rather than argued, that section 4944 of the Code is unconstitutional, but without pointing out just which part of the Constitution, State or National, it is claimed is infringed thereby; nor does the question seem to have been raised in the trial court. One who alleges the unconstitutionality of a statute must point out the particular provision that is violated. 8 Cyc. 800, and notes; Gates v. Brooks, 59 Iowa 510, 6 N.W. 595. But aside from this, the statute was expressly held constitutional in State v. Haberle, et al., supra.
The court instructed the jury that a "house resorted to for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness" was a house visited by persons of both sexes for the purpose of having sexual intercourse, or some other lewd purpose; and in another instruction the jury was told...
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