State v. Godfrey

Hill, C. Supr. J.

The defendant, Mary Godfrey, was charged with welfare fraud, contrary to 33 V.S.A. § 2581, in the amount of Six Hundred-and Eighty-four Dollars ($684.00). The offense charged took place between March 15, 1972, and July 1, 1972. Trial by court was held on November 15, 1972, before the District Court of Vermont, Unit No. 3, Franklin Circuit. On December 6, 1972, the lower court issued a judgment order finding the respondent guilty of the offense charged. She has taken her appeal from this judgment.

The evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the State, was that the…