Bocanegra v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of welfare fraud in violation of Article 695c, Section 34, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. The court assessed punishment at six months in jail and a fine of twenty-five dollars, and probated the sentence.

Article 695c, Section 34 provides:

“Fraudulent assistance; penalty

“Sec. 34. Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain, by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by impersonation, or by other fraudulent means:

“(1) Assistance, services, or treatment to which he is not entitled;

“(2) Assistance,…