State v. Settle

This is a welfare fraud case based on alleged violations of RSA 167:17-b, 1(a) (Supp. 1989), which provides that

“[n]o person shall ... [b]y means of an intentionally false statement or misrepresentation or by impersonation or other fraudulent act or device obtain or attempt to obtain, or aid or abet any person in obtaining any assistance or benefit or payment under RSA 161 or RSA 167 to which he is not entitled____”

The defendant was convicted by a jury in Superior Court (Cann, J.) upon four indictments under the statute and appeals his conviction to this court upon three grounds: (1) trial…