Board of License Commissioners v. Corridor Wine, Inc.

After pleading guilty to selling an alcoholic beverage to “a person under [twenty-one] years of age” in violation of Md. Code (1957, 2001 RepLVol., 2002 Supp.), Art. 2B, § 12-108, an employee of appellee, Corridor Wine, Inc., t/a Corridor Wine & Spirits, was granted probation before judgment in the District Court of Maryland for Anne Arundel County. That led the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County to begin administrative proceedings against Corridor Wine for violating both § 12-108 and its rules.

At the administrative hearing that followed, Corridor Wine argued that the…