People v. La Motte

Opinion

THE COURT. *

Pamela A. La Motte appeals from an order by which she was admitted to probation after a jury found her guilty of welfare fraud (receiving “aid for a child not entitled thereto” [Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11483]).

The verdict of guilty was based on evidence that appellant had received from the Santa Cruz County Social Welfare Department benefits under the program for aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) although appellant’s daughter, whose supposed presence in the household qualified appellant for aid, was actually absent.

Appellant contends that the trial court’s…