Huffman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Clay. Tried below before Hon. S. A. Benny. Appeal from a conviction of disturbing the peace; penalty, a fine of $1.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDS OK, Presiding Judge.
Motion was made in arrest of judgment, because the complaint and information are not sufficient. It charges appellant with going into and near a public place, to wit: “the boarding-house of Mrs. J. H. Richardson,” and then follows the further statement that he disturbed the peace there by using obscene, vulgar, and indecent language in a manner calculated to disturb the inhabitants of said public place. We believe the motion should have been sustained. “A boarding-house” is not per se a public place. It is not so named in the statute. Dailey v. State, 27 Texas Crim.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Metzer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
3Cited by1 opinion
- Weinberger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936