STATE v. HOPKINS


526 A.2d 945 (1987)

STATE of Maine v. Patricia A. HOPKINS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Rae Ann French (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

James C. Hunt (orally), Daniel G. Lilley, P.A. Law Offices, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


ROBERTS, Justice.

Patricia A. Hopkins appeals from judgments of conviction entered by the Superior Court, Cumberland County, upon a jury verdict of guilty of two counts of theft by deception, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 354 (1983), and two counts of unsworn falsification, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 453(1)(B)(1) (1983). These charges involve illegal receipt of "welfare benefits"—Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) and food stamps—from the Maine Department...

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