People v. Pao Fun

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert M. Mandelbaum, J.

Alleged to have offered to perform massages without being properly licensed, defendants each stand charged with a single count of attempted unauthorized practice of a profession. Although the People have partially corroborated the misdemeanor complaint by filing the supporting deposition of an undercover police officer — the recipient of defendant Myung Lee’s alleged tender of a massage — no records from the State Education Department have been submitted. This opinion serves to explain the basis for the court’s ruling that such records are necessary…