8 Ga. App. 454 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1910
The defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of misdemeanor. The offense of which he was convicted was that of being intoxicated within the curtilage of a private residence. The residence was alleged to be that of one Ed Scott. The case presents an anomalous condition of affairs. Ed Scott’s wife appears as a prosecutrix and the sole witness for the State. Ed, whose house the State alleged was invaded by a drunk man who used vulgar and profane language, appeared as the leading witness for the defendant, and testified that the defendant