State v. Venman

Defendant appeals his conviction under 33 V.S.A. § 2581(d) of two counts of knowingly filing false claims with the State of Vermont Medicaid Program. Defendant makes numerous claims on appeal: (1) that the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to sever the multiple counts brought by the State constitutes reversible error; (2) that the State failed to prove “deliberate overcharging,” which defendant contends is an element of the offense; (3) that the trial court failed to instruct the jury on the element of “deliberate overcharging”; (4) that certain evidence which went to defendant’s…