Amaya v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for welfare fraud. Art. 695c, Sec. 34, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. The court found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at a fine of fifty dollars and two years in jail, probated.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling her exception to the information. We sustain this contention and reverse.

Article 695c, Section 34, V.A.C.S., provides:

“Fraudulent assistance; penalty

“Sec. 34. Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain, by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by…