Phillips v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Drunkenness in a public place is the offense; penalty assessed at a fine of $5.00.

The appellant was convicted in the Corporation Court of the City of Tyler, Texas, upon a complaint charging drunkenness in a public place. From a judgment of conviction in that court, he appealed to the County Court of Smith County, where he was again convicted and his punishment assessed at a fine of $5.00 and costs by the verdict of the jury. He now seeks an appeal to this Court from the judgment last mentioned.

Under the terms of Art. 53, C. C. P., the Court of Criminal Appeals is without…