STATE v. PHILLIPS

No. 181-81.

455 A.2d 325 (1982)

STATE of Vermont v. Gloria D. PHILLIPS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Easton, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Geoffrey A. Yudien, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, and Dale O. Gray, Caledonia County State's Atty., St. Johnsbury, for plaintiff-appellee.

Andrew B. Crane, Defender Gen., William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, and Nancy E. Kaufman, Acting Appellate Defender, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before BILLINGS, HILL, UNDERWOOD and PECK, JJ., and DALEY, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


HILL, Justice.

Defendant was convicted after trial by jury of three counts of welfare fraud in violation of 33 V.S.A. §§ 2581(a) and 2583(a), and subsequently filed a timely notice of appeal. We reverse.

On or about June 16, 1978, defendant applied to the Vermont Department of Social Welfare (DSW) for welfare assistance for herself and her two children. As part of the application process, defendant was required to fill out a disclosure form as to...

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