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STATE v. FARMER

No. 49249-2.

100 Wn.2d 334 (1983)

669 P.2d 1240

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. TERRE MARIE FARMER, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.J. Rabideau, Prosecuting Attorney, and Pamela Cameron, Deputy, for petitioner.

Katherine M. Steele, for respondent.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Allen T. Miller, Jr., Assistant, amici curiae.

DIMMICK, J.

We answer in the affirmative the following issue certified to us by the Court of Appeals:

Whether food stamps are "public assistance" for the purpose of charging a defendant with unlawfully obtaining assistance pursuant to RCW 74.08.331 and RCW 9A.56.030.

The facts are undisputed. Farmer applied for and received welfare benefits consisting of payments under the state assistance program for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC...

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