People v. Hildebrandt

In People v. Rubin (284 N. Y. 392), this court upheld the defendant’s conviction for illegal parking solely on proof that he was the owner of the automobile, and I perceive no reasonable or sound basis for not applying the principle of that case to the one before us. Proof of ownership of a vehicle, the court there decided, constitutes ‘ ‘ sufficient basis for an inference of personal conduct ”, even though no statute so provides and justifies the conclusion that it was “ the owner * * * [who] controlled the car and personally violated the regulation ” (284 N. Y., at pp. 396-397).

Whether we…