Hoffman v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty.

*1088The issue in this writ proceeding is whether an information may allege a single offense in a single count, but describe within that count multiple discrete acts, each of which constitute the charged offense. Here, the People have alleged 121 counts of healthcare insurance fraud. ( Pen. Code, § 550, subds. (a)(5), (a)(6).)1 Each count identifies multiple patient files and a timeframe that spans years. Defendant demurred to the information. The court overruled the demurrer and defendant then filed the present writ petition.

We conclude the information is proper and will deny the writ petition.…