Harper v. State

This case originated in the county court of Rockwall county where, on a complaint and information, appellant was charged, and on trial before a jury convicted of drunkenness in a public place.

The record is without bills of exception, and the statement of facts discloses the evidence was conflicting, but that of the state, if believed by the jury, was sufficient to sustain the conviction.

[1] There were exceptions filed to the complaint and information, which contain several counts. The first one only was submitted to the jury, and is therefore the foundation of the prosecution. It in form and…