SMITH v. STATE

No. 32268.

340 S.W.2d 34 (1960)

W. M. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 26, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chas. H. Dean, Plainview, for appellant.

Weldon Frank Gaston, County Atty., Plainview, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is keeping a bawdy house; the punishment, 20 days in jail and a fine of $200.

Policeman Scott testified that on the night in question he went to appellant's second story hotel in Plainview and asked for a room, that appellant asked him what kind of a room he wanted, and he replied that he wanted one with a girl, whereupon appellant took him to a room and told him to wait. He testified that a few minutes later a girl named...

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