BOCANEGRA v. STATE

No. 52896.

552 S.W.2d 130 (1977)

Andres BOCANEGRA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brinkley L. Oxford, Edinburg, for appellant.

Oscar R. McInnis, Dist. Atty. and Joseph A. Connors, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., Edinburg, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of welfare fraud in violation of Article 695c, Section 34, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. The court assessed punishment at six months in jail and a fine of twenty-five dollars, and probated the sentence.

Article 695c, Section 34 provides:

"Fraudulent assistance; penalty "Sec. 34. Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain, by means of a wilfully...

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