People v. Wurster

Defendants, David and Linda Wurster, were convicted of theft by deception (111. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(b)(1)) following a jury trial. David Wurster was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison and ordered to make full restitution. Linda Wurster was sentenced to a 4-year term of probation upon condition that she serve a 9-week term of periodic imprisonment and make restitution to the best of her ability. Defendants appeal from both the convictions and the sentences.

At the trial in October 1978, it was shown that in connection with a back injury, David Wurster had prosecuted a claim…