offense agianst the public peace

[soulhydration]

Texas Law Question:

I recently took a class over the Penal, CCP and others. One of the terms I could never get a clear definition of is "offense against the public peace".

Allow me to give you an example:

CCP

Art. 14.01. [212] [259] [247] Offense within view

(a) A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant,
arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or
within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.

Anybody got a good definition?

[fetom]

CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 3. DEFINITIONS





Art. 3.01. [48] [58-59] Words and phrases

All words, phrases and terms used in this Code are to be taken and
understood in their usual acceptation in common language, except
where specially defined.


Any help?

[soulhydration]

That's the ticket, thank you sir.

[txinvestigator1]

That's the ticket, thank you sir.

Soul, in Texas these are typically your Disorderly Conduct (PC 42.01) statutes. It also includes criminal mischief, Indecent Exposure, Public Lewdness and Criminal Trespass.

Case law has held this to specific statutes. Public Intoxication is not an offense against the public peace.

Help?

[codered]

tx is correct ( to 'mention' this is a 'redundency').

How did you (soulhydration) recieve the 'red tart' by the way?

[soulhydration]

-soul