STATE v. LAURISTON

No. 4D19-1573.

295 So.3d 281 (2020)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Rachelle LAURISTON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 22, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jessenia J. Concepcion , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and David John McPherrin , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


The state appeals from the circuit court's order granting the defendant's motion to dismiss one count of public assistance fraud charged under sections 414.39(1)(a) and (5)(b), Florida Statutes (2015). The state argues the circuit court misinterpreted section 414.39(5)(b) as requiring the state to allege and prove the defendant committed...

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