Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Lerner, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1946-02-25
Citations: 270 A.D. 828
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Lerner, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 270
Pages: 828–828

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Lerner, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Queens, convicting defendant of the crime of selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor under the age of eighteen years, unanimously affirmed. Under the Penal Law (§§ 484, 2500), agency of the minor is not a defense. No change .in the law was intended by the Legislature in enacting section 65 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Present — Lewis, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Johnston and Nolan, JJ.