Legal Opinion
People v. Hamilton
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided December 21, 2018No. D073034PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIrion, J.
*675A jury convicted former United States Postal Service employee Robert L. Hamilton of three counts of making a false or fraudulent statement *676for the purpose of obtaining compensation under the California workers' compensation law in violation of Insurance Code section 1871.4, subdivision (a)(1).
Hamilton makes two arguments on appeal. First, he contends that because, as a federal employee, his workers' compensation benefits were provided under the Federal Employment Compensation Act ( 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101 - 8152 ) (FECA), the doctrine of federal preemption bars him from being prosecuted under…
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