Marshall v. State

The defendant was convicted on two counts charging public drunkenness under the Code, § 58-608. The first count charged her with public drunkenness caused by the excessive use of intoxicating liquor, which was made manifest by boisterousness and indecent condition and acting,on “Memorial Drive, a public highway of said State and county.” The second count specifies the same offense, but on a different occasion and street, to wit, “on Pryor Street, a public highway of said State and county.” The defendant carried her case by certiorari to the superior court. On the hearing there the court…