Legal Opinion · Dissent

Mease v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1983No. 65217, 65218Published

1DissentDeen, Presiding Judge

The evidence supports the allegations that appellants had been to six bars during the night, had been drinking and had the odor of alcohol on their breath, and were belligerent and abusive in using profanity and obscene language (although it is argued that saying a few “God Damn’s,” if in fact it was said, is not obscene and abusive language), and no appeal was made as to the conviction of using abusive language in the presence of another. Around 5:00 a.m., they pounded on the mother homeowner’s door with a pickup order and an *750arrest warrant for the daughter. The homeowner indicated that her…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Steagald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Union Pacific Railway Co. v. BotsfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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