State v. Barnes

Defendant was found guilty of unlawfully obtaining public assistance under ORS 411.630. She claims that the trial court erred in refusing to grant her motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that prosecution was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse the judgment of conviction.

Defendant received both unemployment compensation and public assistance from July 1, 1978, to March 31, 1979. She testified that she thought she only had to advise AFS when she was actually working. After the state discovered that defendant was receiving unemployment compensation, her public assistance…