State v. Zenner

Citations

• 35 Wash. 249
• 77 P. 191
• 1904 Wash. LEXIS 441

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law — Living Off Earnings of Prostitute — Scienter. Laws 1903, p. 320, § 2, making it a felony for any male person to accept or live ofE the earnings of a prostitute is not unconstitutional because it fails to require that the same be knowingly done.</p> <p>. Same — Information—Act Wilfully Committed — Knowledge. An information charging the crime of accepting the earnings of a prostitute is not insufficient for failure to allege that it was knowingly done, where it is alleged that the defendant wilfully committed the act.</p>