People v. Finkenbinder 

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Statutory Construction
Citation
Case Number: 
2011 IL App (2d) 100901
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
District: 
2d Dist.
Division/County: 
Boone Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
SCHOSTOK
Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of consuming alcohol while under age 21. Court properly found that Defendant was not exempt from prosecution, under the Section 20(g) exemption for minors consuming alcohol in privacy of home when under direct supervision of a parent. Officer found Defendant intoxicated and walking in middle of street at 3:43 a.m. Although Defendant's mother had granted him permission to consume alcohol at a family party, she was unaware that he had consumed several shots of hard liquor, and was unaware that he had left the party, indicating that her supervision was lacking. (ZENOFF and HUDSON, concurring.)