SWANSON, J.
Melvin A. Bailey appeals his conviction of grand larceny by welfare fraud on the sole ground that the welfare fraud statute, RCW 74.08.331, is unconstitutional. We disagree and affirm.
Trial was to the court without a jury on agreed facts. Bailey obtained $1,420.86 in public assistance funds during a period of time when he was totally ineligible for public assistance by virtue of his receipt of $3,941.42 in wages. The trial court found that Bailey...
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