Jackson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Interfering with religious worship. Indictment. Evidence. Before Judge Gober. Houston superior court. October term, 1890. Jackson, Lane, Pattishall, and Haywood and Cameron. Glenn were jointly accused of disturbing a congregation of persons lawfully assembled for divine service at Green Grove Baptist church, Houston county, “by cursing or using profane or obscene language, or by being intoxicated, or otherwise indecently acting.”
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Criminal law. Interfering with religious worship. Indictment. Evidence. Before Judge Gober. Houston superior court. October term, 1890. Jackson, Lane, Pattishall, and Haywood and Cameron. Glenn were jointly accused of disturbing a congregation of persons lawfully assembled for divine service at Green Grove Baptist church, Houston county, “by cursing or using profane or obscene language, or by being intoxicated, or otherwise indecently acting.” The case was tried in the county court, and all of the defendants pleaded not guilty. The two Glenns were granted a severance; the other defendants…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons Justice.
The facts will be found in the official report. The opinion of the court is fully set out in the head-note. For a full discussion of the principle announced, see the following authorities. Some of them go beyond what we think is the true law. Stevens v. State, 14 Ohio, 386 ; Elliott v. State, 26 Ala. 78 ; Lindsey v. State, 48 Ala. 169 ; Johnson v. State, 13 Ark. 684 ; Com. v. McChord, 2 Dana, 242 ; 1 Bishop Grim. Proc. §§470, *435473 ; Wharton Crim. Pl. & Pr. §§302, 307, 315, 874 ; Lewellen v. State, 18 Tex. 538 ; Com. v. Cobb, 14 Gray, 57 ; 1 Bishop Cr. L. §802 ; Rex v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Elliott v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- Lewellen v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
- Lindsey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1872
- Commonwealth v. McChordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1834
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- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907