Lee v. State

Beasley, Judge.

At a bench trial, appellant was found guilty of violating OCGA § 3-3-23 (a) (2), which makes it a crime for any “person under 21 years of age [to] purchase or knowingly possess any alcoholic beverage.” The Uniform Traffic Citation, which was the method used for charging defendant, accused him of “under age consumption/alcohol.” He pursues the general grounds, see Towns v. State, 185 Ga. App. 545 (365 SE2d 137) (1988).

The evidence favoring the conviction showed that at approximately 1:15 a.m., a policeman arrived at an apartment complex in a high-crime area because of complaints…