People v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

The corporate appellant has been found to have violated subdivision 4 of section 193 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, * upon its plea of guilty, in that it inaccurately weighed packaged meat and fish products being offered for sale in its store located in Eastchester, New York. For such violation, the Court of Special Sessions imposed a fine of $1,000 pursuant to the provisions of section 80.10 of the Penal Law. Upon appeal to the Appellate Term, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts, the imposition of the fine was upheld.

The sole question presented is whether a corporate defendant, upon a…