P. v. Snow CA4/1
A jury convicted Sara Charis Snow of three counts of workers' compensation fraud (Ins. Code, § 1871.4, subd. (a)(1)) and two counts of attempted perjury under oath (Pen. Code, §§ 118, subd. (a); 664). The two attempted perjury counts (counts 3 and 4) were based on statements Snow made during a deposition relating to her ability to lift and carry a paddleboard. On appeal, Snow contends that her convictions on counts 3 and 4 should be consolidated into a single conviction for perjury under section 954 because the statements underlying each count involved the same "material matter" for purposes of section 118. She further contends that conviction of the two counts constitutes multiple convictions for the same offense, in violation of the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. (U.S. Const., 5th Amend.)
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