Summary
In People v. Russell, 337 Ill. App. 665, 86 N.E.2d 588 (Abst.), the defendant was charged with keeping a house of ill fame and with maintaining a place for the practice of prostitution and lewdness.
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Gen. No. 9,650. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed May 26, 1949 Released for publication June 21, 1949
DISORDERLY HOUSES, § 3 — sufficiency of information. Information consisting of three counts in language of statute charging defendant with keeping a house of ill-fame, with maintaining a place for practice of prostitution, and with keeping a common ill-governed and disorderly house to encouragement of idleness or other misbehavior charged but one offense in three alternatives, which were not inconsistent, and sufficiently apprised defendant of offense charged, especially where bill of particulars was furnished (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1947, ch. 38, par. 162; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 37.128).
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Writ of error from the County Court of McDonough county; the Hon. WALLACE A. WALKER, Judge, presiding.
Affirmed. Heard in this court at the May term, 1949.
Roger W. Hayes, for plaintiff in error;
Stewart R. Winstein, for defendant in error.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed May 26, 1949; released for publication June 21, 1949.