Legal Opinion
Trout v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided January 28, 1994No. A-4803PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
Clarence Trout appeals his conviction for consuming alcohol while under 21 years of age (often abbreviated as “minor consuming”), AS 4.16.050. We affirm.
The statute Trout was convicted of violating, AS 4.16.050, provides:
A person under the age of 21 years may not knowingly consume, possess, or control alcoholic beverages except those furnished ... under AS 04.16.051(b).
The exceptions listed in AS 04.16.051(b) allow alcoholic beverages to be furnished or delivered (1) by parents to their children, by guardians to their wards, and by spouses to each other, so long as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shelp v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1897
- Nelson v. United StatesUnited States Circuit Court · 1887
- State v. LawsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
- State v. PetersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. RoybalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
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