State v. Patton

STORCKMAN, Judge.

The defendant, convicted of a misdemeanor, appealed to the Springfield Court of Appeals where the judgment was ordered reversed and the defendant discharged. The opinion, reported in Mo.App., 297 S.W.2d 19, holds the state’s evidence was insufficient to support the judgment of conviction. The appeal was transferred on this court’s order.

The prosecution is based upon § 311.310, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. The information charged that the defendant wilfully and unlawfully supplied “intoxicating liquor to-wit: beer” to three boys, all under the age of 21 years. The term “intoxicating…