Legal Opinion

Green v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 19, 1930No. 13652PublishedCited by 9 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, abusive language; penalty, a fine of one dollar.

Omitting its formal averments, the information herein charged that “R. H. Green did then and there unlawfully in the presence and hearing of V. H. Jordan, curse and abuse, the said V. H. Jordan, and did use violently abusive language to and concerning him, the said V. IT. Jordan under circumstances then and there reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.”

The contention of appellant that this information is insufficient to charge an offense cannot be sustained. It is not necessary to set out the specific…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kingsbury v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Clarich v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Fullbright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  3. Blanton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  4. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  5. Delong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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