Green v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Fanesia Green was convicted of fraud in obtaining public assistance pursuant to OCGA § 49-4-15. Green appeals, claiming that the trial court erred in failing to find a fatal variance between the allegations contained in the indictment and the proof offered at trial. We find no error and affirm.

The evidence presented to the trial court, which Green does not dispute, shows that Green applied for public assistance in the form of food stamps in October 2005. Green did not reveal on her applications that she was living in the same home as Willie…