Supreme Court of Georgia, 1904

Bryan v. State

Bryan v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 10, 1904 · Lamar
120 Ga. 201; 47 S.E. 574; 1904 Ga. LEXIS 504

Bryan v. State

Opinion of the Court

Lamar, J.

The words “ keep ” and “ maintain ” are frequently used as synonymous, but if ‘under the Penal Code, § 398, the offense may be committed by keeping or maintaining, or by keeping and maintaining, proof that he had been guilty of either of the prohibited acts would sustain a charge that he had kept and maintained. Thomas v. State, 118 Ga. 774. The other points are sufficiently dealt with in the headnotes. The verdict was demanded by the evidence; and the judgment is

Affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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