A zoning law prohibited stores from selling alcoholic bevera…
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A zоning lаw prоhibited stоres from selling аlcoholic beverаges before noon on Sundays. Failure to comply was a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $150. Ariana Attorney was hired by Cathy Client who owned several liquor stores. Cathy Client called Ariana Attorney to ask whether any store owners had been prosecuted for violating the law and whether the fine could be imposed for every sale on a Sunday before noon or only for every Sunday on which alcohol was sold before noon. Cathy Client also asked what he could do to minimize the risk that she would be detected. Ariana Attorney accurately told Cathy Client that the fine could only be imposed for each Sunday on which he sold alcoholic beverages before noon, not for each transaction, and that no one had been prosecuted under the law as yet. Ariana Attorney also told her that she thought it would be improper to advise her about how to avoid detection. Cathy Client thanked Ariana Attorney for the information and hung up. Several weeks later, Ariana Attorney learned that Cathy Client had begun to open her stores for business on Sundays at 9 a.m. Was Ariana Attorney’s conduct proper?