21 Tex. Ct. App. 256
Decided May 1, 1886
Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1886-05-01
Tried below before the Hon. J. P. Orr, County Judge. The conviction in this case was for disturbing the peace, by cursing and swearing on a public street of the town of Vernon. The penalty imposed by the verdict was a fine of twenty dollars. Sheriff G. T. Douglass was the only witness who testified on the trial of the defendant, who is disclosed by the evidence to be a woman.
Decided 1886-05-01
¶1This is a conviction for disturbing the peace by cursing and swearing in a public place, to-wit: a street.
¶2There is no proof, of venue; and, after a very careful examination of the facts, we are of the opinion that the evidence does not sustain the conviction.
¶3The judgment is reversed and'the cause remanded.
¶4Reversed and remanded.