People v. Garlock

Aurelio, C. M.

The complaint charges a violation of section 1272 of the Penal Law. As far as it is relevant to the instant prosecution the section provides: “ Each person * * * carrying on a business * * * w^0 ¿oes not pay the wages of all his * * * employees in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.”

The evidence before me establishes that the defendant, an attorney and counselor at law, failed to pay the complainant several weeks’ salary for services which she performed as a stenographer in his law office. Defendant denies this indebtedness. The…