Commonwealth v. Moody

Jan 4, 1887
Reporters:
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Before:
Allen
C. Allen, J.

The objection on the ground of duplicity cannot ‍​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍be supported.- The offence charged is not the registering of a bet, or the selling of a pool, ‍​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍although these are criminal acts ; but the keeping of a room for the purpose of doing those things. ‍​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍It makes no difference, in this respect, how many different unlawful or criminal purposes the room was kept for. ‍​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍The offence of keeping it for those various purposes is a single one, and may properly be charged ‍​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍in one count. Commonwealth v. Kimball, 7 Gray, 328, 330.

Judgment for the Commonwealth.