Mayfield v. State

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was originally convicted in county criminal court of welfare fraud after a jury trial. Punishment was assessed at $75.00 fine. Four grounds of error are raised on appeal. However, we decide the case on the conclusion that fundamental error was committed below, and only that ground will be discussed.

The information in the record before us, omitting the formal parts, alleges that appellant did:

“knowingly and intentionally obtain assistance, services and treatment from the Texas State Department of Public Welfare ... by means of a willfully false statement . . .…