Murchison v. State

Citations

• 24 Tex. Ct. App. 8
• 5 S.W. 508
• 1887 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 155

Syllabus

<p>Intoxication in a Public Place—Terms Defined—Information— “Public Place,” as that term is used in article 144a of the Penal Code, denouncing a penalty for intoxication in a public place, does not mean a place devoted solely to the uses of the public, but it means a place which, in point of fact, is public, as distinguished from private, a place that is visited by many persons, and that is usually accessible to the neighboring public. A grand jury room, during the session of the grand jury, is, under the above definition, held to be a public place; and an information so charging it is good. See the opinion in extenso on the question.</p>