State v. Scott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Barkeep Billy Scott challenges his jury conviction of involuntary manslaughter for the death of patron Juanita Good-pasture, who expired the night she consumed a red, yellow, and green alcoholic concoction too aptly named “The Stoplight.”

Evidence in the record before us is conflicting on exactly how much other alcohol Goodpasture consumed at Scott’s establish ment, The Point; on the exact contents of the three drinks composing “The Stoplight”; on whether Goodpasture drank “The Stoplight” to win a bet with Scott or a contest of his design; and…