Legal Opinion
Harris v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 2010No. 07-CT-917PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Associate Judge:
Vernell Harris appeals from her conviction on four counts of welfare fraud. She contends that her prosecution was time-barred by the three-year statute of limitations and that her convictions were multi-plicitous. We agree that one of the charges against her was multiplicitous and vacate accordingly. We do not, however, agree that her prosecution was time-barred, and we thus affirm the other convictions.
I. Factual Background
Vernell Harris received food stamps from the Department of Human Services (“DHS”) in the District of Columbia from April 1998 through February…
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