People v. Bergerson

Defendant (28 years old) consented to help his brother-in-law and another, both 16 years old, organize a beer party. Several youths contributed about $2 each and defendant purchased a half keg of beer. On the evening of July 19, 1963, defendant transported the beer and some of the boys to a picnic area where the keg was tapped and the party began. An hour later it began to rain and the party was moved to defendant’s house. Of the nine boys participating, two were 14, two were 15, and five were 16. The boys ate potato chips, drank beer, played records and wandered back and forth to a nearby…