State v. Wilson

Opinion

LA.VERY, C. J.

The defendant, Barrie Wilson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of eight counts of failure to pay wages in violation of General Statutes § 31-71b.1 On appeal, the defendant *69claims that the court improperly failed to charge the jury that the state must prove that he was at least criminally negligent in failing to pay wages. Alternatively, the defendant argues that the statute is unconstitutionally vague. We disagree with the defendant’s arguments and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could have…