Ira Wyman, Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority

Judgment insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs and penalty imposed by respondent reinstated. Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging the penalty imposed by the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA). The SLA charged that petitioner sold alcoholic beverages to a minor on February 10, 1989, in violation of Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 65 (1). Petitioner pleaded "no contest” to that charge. Thereafter, the SLA suspended petitioner’s liquor license for a period of 30 days (8 remitted on the "no contest” plea), 15 days…