State v. Mechler

Defendant appeals a conviction of unlawfully obtaining public assistance, ORS 411.630, and makes two assignments of error. Defendant first assigns error to the trial court’s denial of her motion for mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct. She also assigns error to the trial court’s instruction to the jury on a matter that was not a material issue at trial. We affirm.

In January 1993, defendant applied to Adult and Family Services Division (AFS) for public assistance and was approved for benefits. Defendant worked part time and, from February through June 1993, she received two paychecks…