Mercer v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Harrison. Tried below before the Hon. H. T. Lytleton. Appeal from a conviction of disturbing the peace; penalty, a fine of $5. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
The affidavit and information contain two counts, the first of which charges appellant with going into and near a private place, to wit: the private house of Dan Maloney, and did then and there curse and swear and yell and shriek and use loud, abusive, vulgar, obscene and indecent language in a manner calculated to disturb the inhabitants of said private house. The second count charges appellant with using abusive language to and concerning the said Dan Maloney under circumstances then and there reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace against the peace…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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