People v. Joanette

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered May 16, 1989, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the Crimes of grand larceny in the fourth degree and offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree (two counts).

Defendant appeals his judgment of conviction of crimes stemming from his offering of false information to the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services (hereinafter DSS) in August 1987 and again in December 1987. Defendant’s wife was receiving welfare assistance and food stamps from DSS, which required semiannual…