Finch v. State

Townsend, Judge.

1. Code § 58-608 provides that the offense of public drunkenness “must be made manifest by boisterous- ■ ness, or by indecent condition or acting, or by vulgar, profane or unbecoming language, or loud and violent discourse of the person or persons so intoxicated.” “Mere drunkenness, manifested by extreme stupor or deep sleep, is not a violation of the State law.” Howell v. State, 13 Ga. App. 74, 77 (78 S. E. 859). It was not an offense under the terms of this section, or otherwise so far as the evidence in this case shows, for the defendant to have pulled his car off to the…