Bordeaux v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Wilbarger. Tried below before Hon. J. W. Blankenship, County Judge. The indictment against appellant contained two counts, one for adultery and one for getting drunk and being found in a state of intoxication “ in a certain public place—that is, in a hotel,” etc.
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Appeal from the County Court of Wilbarger. Tried below before Hon. J. W. Blankenship, County Judge. The indictment against appellant contained two counts, one for adultery and one for getting drunk and being found in a state of intoxication “ in a certain public place—that is, in a hotel,” etc. The count for adultery was dismissed, and appellant was tried upon the count for drunkenness in a public place, convicted, and fined in the sum of $10. It appears from the evidence that appellant and Ellen Smith came on the cars from Vernon to Harrold the day before they were arrested. After his…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
By indictment, appellant was charged with being drunk in an hotel, which is alleged to be a public place, etc.
He was arrested by a deputy sheriff and a justice of the peace for a different offense than that for which he is convicted in this case. When arrested appellant was in his room in the hotel, and in bed with a red headed woman who had a black patch on her mouth. He was required to get out of bed and dress himself. After being dressed, there was found whisky about his clothes. He was then taken to and placed in jail. These 'Officers saw him at no other time or place in…
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