Terry Glenn Public Intoxication Arrest
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn was recently arrested and charged with public intoxication. Under Texas Law, a person commits the offense of public intoxication if he/she appears in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may endanger him/her self or another. (See Texas Penal Code section 49.02). Public Intoxication in Texas is punishable as a Class C Misdemeanor.
Although numerous citizens are routinely charged with public intoxication outside of area bars and restaurants, the State usually has a hard time convicting people of public intoxication when the charge is challenged. The reason it is hard for the State to prove the crime of public intoxication is because of its definition in the penal code.
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