People v. Hock Shop Inc.

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• noting that dicta can be instructive as illustrative of how a court reaches its conclusions
• if a statute contains no express provision for vicarious, criminal liability, a court may not read legislative intent to impose such liability into the statute
• “The Legislature is presumed to be familiar with the rules of statutory construction, and when it is promulgating new laws it is presumed to be aware of the consequences of its use or omission of statutory language.”

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