Crump v. Alabama Alcoholic Control Board

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Peggy Harris Crump operates a store, the Coal City Grocery, in St. Clair County, Alabama, that sells alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. On September 30, 1989, two agents of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) and an undercover operative1 went to Crump’s store. At approximately 7:52 p.m., while the ABC agents waited outside in their vehicle, the operative went into Crump’s store with $10.00, bought two six-packs of beer from Crump for $8.50, exited the store, and delivered the beer and change to the ABC agents. The ABC agents and…