People v. Campobello

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction entered against him by the Court of Special Sessions held by Hon. Irving J. Call, Justice of the Peace of the Town of Stafford, Genesee County, on April 10, 1959. Defendant was convicted of the traffic offense set forth in section 1220 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York. The title of the section reads “ Throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands prohibited ”. The section was enacted by chapter 548 of the Laws of 1958 and has been commonly referred to as “ The Litterbug Law”. Defendant was fined $15 and sentenced to 15…