Dave's Market, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

This is an appeal from a judgment denying appellant, Dave’s Market, Inc. (hereinafter called the licensee) a peremptory writ of mandate in a proceeding for judi cial review of an administrative decision of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (hereinafter called the Department) ordering the revocation of a general off-sale retail liquor license. The principal issues are the sufficiency of the evidence, alleged prejudicial error in the rejection of certain evidence offered by the licensee, the inclusion of prior charges against the licensee, the propriety of the penalty, and the…