State v. Blackwell

OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises out of a decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming the conviction of, and denying a new trial to, defendant Ronnie Blackwell.

Defendant was charged with violation of T.C.A. § 57-142(4) [renumbered T.C.A. § 57-3-406(d) ], a misdemeanor, which forbids sale of any alcoholic beverages to a person known to be a minor. He was convicted, fined twenty-five dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail.

The State adduced proof at trial that an agent of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Don Earle, observed a female who did not appear to…