Legal Opinion

State v. Coulter

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 24, 2008No. WD 67730PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.

Billie Coulter appeals her conviction on one count of workers’ compensation fraud, for which she was sentenced to seven days in the county jail. The judgment is affirmed.

Background

In May 2005, Billie Coulter was charged with two counts of workers’ compensation fraud for making false statements in order to obtain a benefit, pursuant to section 287.128 RSMo. 1 At a jury trial in October 2006, the evidence, in the light most favorable to the verdict, showed the following.

On January 25, 2004, Ms. Coulter slipped and fell on some ice, landing on her back and leg. This…

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