Morgan v. State

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Defendant was convicted under Indiana’s public intoxication statute of being intoxicated in a public place and engaging in annoying conduct. Defendant appealed, arguing that the term “annoys” in the public intoxication statute is unconstitutionally vague and that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction. The Supreme Court vacated Defendant’s conviction for misdemeanor public intoxication, holding (1) Indiana’s public intoxication statute is constitutional when a reasonableness standard is applied to the term “annoys”; and (2) in applying this reasonableness standard, there was insufficient evidence to sustain Defendant’s conviction for public intoxication. View "Morgan v. State" on Justia Law