Before the seventeenth century, public intoxication was not, by itself, a crime in England. Drunkenness was punishable as a criminal offense only if it resulted in some form of breach of the peace or disorderly conduct. In 1606, however, in England,...

Public intoxication, also known as "drunk and disorderly conduct" (sometimes, incorrectly, as "drunken disorderly"), is a summary offence in many countries. Public intoxication laws vary widely from country to...

University Wire 06-20-2005 (Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Nearly every college student counts (or has counted) down the days until their 21st birthday. It's a magical age when you can finally go out with your friends without worrying that you're breaking the...

On karaoke night at a crowded Reston bar just before Christmas, Daniel Crowley had at least six beers at a stage side table where he sat with three friends. The mortgage broker had no idea that the attractive man and woman eyeing him...

A police officer has been charged with battery for kicking a teenager during a videotaped arrest at the city's Black Expo Summer Celebration, prosecutors said.A police department video shows Officer Adam Chappell kicking a 17-year-old boy while other officers held him down in a downtown...

The NFL players' union Friday appealed the seasonlong suspension of Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, calling the punishment excessive.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decided not to ease the penalty after meeting with the player Nov. 2 in New York. Three games and two full weeks remain...