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STATE v. VOYLES

No. 13564.

691 S.W.2d 452 (1985)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Edith M. VOYLES, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing or Transfer Denied May 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Woods, Public Defender, Poplar Bluff, for defendant-appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Deborah Neff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

HOGAN, Judge.

This case is a so-called "welfare cheating" case. The defendant was charged with stealing by deceit, as defined and denounced by § 570.030.1. That statute, in pertinent part, provides:

"A person commits the crime of stealing if he appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him thereof ... by means of deceit or coercion."

A jury found the defendant guilty, and assessed the defendant's punishment at...

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