McDonald v. State

Citations

• 127 Miss. 402
• 90 So. 97

Syllabus

<p>Vagrancy. Evidence held insufficient to sustain a cmviction.</p> <p>Under an indictment charging a defendant with being a vagrant, in that she is a common prostitute, where the testimony shows that she is a married woman and lives at a reputable hotel, and that her husband supports her and visits her when his work permits; that she also is a licensed taxicab operator, and hires a chauffeur to operate her automobile; that she frequently rides-in this car with different men and visits different places within the county, and different towns in adjoining counties; that she rides in the car with men, both in the daytime and at night; that she frequently does not return to the hotel at night until 11 or 12 o’clock; that she often rides out in the woods with.men, and the chauffeur leaves the car and does not return until the horn is blown for him — this evidence is held to be insufficient to sustain a conviction.</p>