P. v. Garcia
Defendant Cathy Dawn Garcia appeals after conviction of welfare fraud (Welf. & Inst. Code, 10980, subd. (c)(2)) and perjury (Pen. Code, 118) in connection with her receipt of $5,839 in welfare benefits to which she was not entitled. She contends the trial court erred: (1) in failing to dismiss the criminal charges on the ground of collateral estoppel as to issues that were previously resolved in an administrative hearing proceeding conducted by the state Department of Social Services (DSS), (2) in denying a continuance at the outset of trial, and (3) that there is insufficient evidence to support the convictions.
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