Legal Opinion
People v. DeClerk
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1977No. 56938, (Calendar No. 10)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J.
The defendant, Arthur DeClerk, was convicted in the Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit of a violation of § 31(e) of the Weights and Measures Act of 1964, MCLA 290.631(e); MSA 12.1081(31)(e).
The specific portion of the act under which he was charged and convicted by the court sitting without a jury provides:
"Any person who, by himself or by his servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another person, performs any of the acts enumerated in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
"(e) Sell, or offer or expose for sale, less than the quantity he represents of any commodity,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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