People v. Rice

Opinion by

Judge LOEB.

Defendant, Nina B. Rice, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding her guilty of computer crime. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. Background

Evidence at trial established that, in 2003, defendant filed for unemployment compensa tion benefits with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. To do so, she utilized the Department's CUBLine, an interactive computer system with which unemployment claimants communicate over the telephone.

For over five months, defendant contacted the CUBLine to make biweekly claims for unemployment…