United States v. Bennie Miller

Defendant, Bennie Miller, appeals his conviction on ten counts of violating 7 U.S.C. § 2023(c) (1970). Section 2023(c) renders it illegal to present for payment or redemption food stamp coupons which have been received in a manner contrary to the statutory and regulatory structure of the Food Stamp Program, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq. (Supp. V, 1975). Miller was sentenced to six months on Count I, fined $5,000 on Count II and received three years probation on the remaining counts, to commence after the six month sentence.

At trial, the Government proved that on February 25, 1976, Miller, using the…