Brown

Willie Lee Brown, a medical doctor, was found guilty by a juiy of two counts of violating Welfare and Institutions Code section 14107 (furnishing of false claim or information for services), and his appeal is from the judgment entered thereon. He was originally indicted upon 30 separate felony counts, 16 of which charged violations of Welfare and Institutions Code section 14107, 2 of which charged violations of Insurance Code section 556 (false or fraudulent insurance claim), 2 of which charged violations of Penal Code section 470 (forgery), and 10 of which charged violations of Penal Code section 487 (grand theft).

The trial commenced on March 4, 1975, and concluded on March 27, 1975, after four days of jury deliberation. In addition to the convictions on the two counts from which this appeal is taken, the jury was unable to agree on seven other counts of violating Welfare and Institutions Code section 14107. Regarding the balance of the counts, the court granted a motion for judgment of acquittal (Pen. Code, § 1118.1) at the conclusion of presentation of all the evidence as to 13 of the counts (having denied a similar motion at the close of the prosecution’s case) and…