Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 22, 1980No. Crim. 34300PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ASHBY, J.

Statement of Facts

Appellant Barbara Williams was charged with 10 counts of welfare fraud in obtaining aid for children by means of false representations (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11483), and with 13 counts of perjury (Pen. Code, § 118). Appellant pleaded not guilty and waived trial by jury. She was found guilty as charged of all counts, except one which was dismissed because of a clerical error in numbering. After the court denied her motion for new trial and denied her probation, she was sentenced to state prison for the eight-year maximum sentence provided by law. The facts…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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3Cited by6 opinions

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