Welch v. State

Smith, Justice.

This is a criminal case wherein appellants challenge the constitutionality of the public drunkenness statute, OCGA § 16-11-41 (Code Ann. § 26-2607), and also cite as error certain rulings and comments of the court below which they argue deprived them of a fair trial. We affirm.

In February 1982, appellants, who are husband and wife, were traveling aboard a railroad train through Georgia from New Orleans to New York. The record shows that from the time they came aboard at 8:30 a.m. in New Orleans the appellants and members of their party had been buying drinks in the lounge car.…