Case Name: Johnson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-11-04
Citations: 24 Ga. App. 360
Docket Number: 10892
Parties: Johnson v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, G. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 360–361

Head Matter:
10892.
Johnson v. The State.
Decided November 4, 1919.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
An indictment under section 442 of the Penal Code (1910), which charges the defendant with being and appearing drunk upon a certain highway, is subject to special demurrer unless it contain the further allegation that the drunkenness was caused by "the excessive use of intoxicating wines, beers, liquors, or opiates." In this case it was error to overrule the ground of the demurrer which pointed out this specific defect. There is no merit in the other grounds of the demurrer. The court having erroneously overruled the demurrer, everything thereafter occurring was nugatory.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, G. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Indictment for misdemeanor; from Floyd superior court—Judge Wright. August 16, 1919.
W. B. Mebane, for plaintiff in error..
O. H. Porter, solicitor-general, contra.