State v. Briggs

Theodore Briggs appeals a felony conviction for submitting a false proof of loss in support of an insurance claim, contrary to § 943.395(l)(b) and (2), Stats. Briggs challenges the judgment on three grounds: the trial court erred as a matter of law by not requiring the State to prove that the value of the fraudulent portion of the claim exceeded $1,000; his right to a unanimous verdict was violated because the trial court refused to require the State to plead and prove with specificity the false portions of the proof of loss and the jury was not required to be unanimous as to which items were…