Legal Opinion

Jeffery v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 25, 1956No. 36342PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

1. “No 'condition or acting’ can be said to be indecent unless it is unfit to be seen, or so gross or immodest as to be offensive to public propriety, or repulsive to a just delicacy of feeling.” Davis v. State, 14 Ga. App. 569 (2) (81 S. E. 906). “One may be intoxicated without violating the statute [Code § 58-608], provided he is guilty of no act which violates public decency. One might be ever so intoxicated, even on a highway proved to be a public highway, and yet if he did no act to disturb the public peace he would be guilty of no offense.” Dorsey v. State, 7 Ga. App. 366, 372 (66 S. E.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  2. Ford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  4. Sullivan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  5. Whatley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Finch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960

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