State v. Campbell

Sharon D. Campbell appeals the judgment and sentence finding her guilty of one count of grand larceny (welfare fraud) claiming: (1) the information was insufficient because it failed to allege the dollar amount of the alleged fraud, (2) the portion of the judgment and sentence involving food stamps must be reversed because food stamps were not within the charging language, and (3) she is entitled to a new trial because the jury was not given an instruction pursuant to State v. Petrich, We affirm.

By amended information filed June 11,1979, Sharon Campbell and Lynae Brooks were charged with one…