PEOPLE v. L. A. WITHERILL, INC.


29 N.Y.2d 446 (1972)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. L. A. Witherill, Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Hillsberg for appellant.

Leo F. Hayes, District Attorney (Richard A. Wittenburg of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur.


SCILEPPI, J.

In this appeal, questions are raised as to the propriety of defendant's conviction, as a first offender, for violations of article 2, sections 3 and 9 of the General Business Law, commonly known as Sabbath Laws.

The defendant corporation operates a department-type retail store in the Town of Camillus, Onondaga County. On four separate Sundays in November and December of 1970, employees of...

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