McCoy v. State

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

From the jury verdict and judgment imposed thereon by the Ducktown Law Court of Polk County, Aleen McCoy appeals. She was found guilty of violating T.C.A. § 57-221 by a jury with resulting fine of $250, for allowing a minor to loiter where an alcoholic beverage, beer, is sold.

The proof reflects that Aleen McCoy owned and operated McCoy’s Beer Tavern located in Polk County. A deputy sheriff testified he entered the tavern December 1, 1969, around 2:30 P.M. and observed a 19-year-old girl sitting in a booth with two male companions drinking beer. The deputy sheriff’s…