Taylor v. State

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Larry Edward Taylor, appellant herein, was'arrested at about 1:15 A.M. on November 23, 1972, at a cafe in Paragould for drinking in public. After the arrest, he was taken to the Paragould City Hall and given an alcohol breathalizer test which tested .11. This alcoholic content was not considered sufficient to justify a charge of public drunkenness, but, of course, drinking in public is an offense within itself. See Ark. Stat. Ann. § 48-943 (Repl. 1964), which provides .that:

“Any person who shall in any public place, or highway, or street, or in or upon any…