Tillett v. State

ROSE, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves a challenge to appellant Will Tillett’s conviction for interfering with a police officer as that crime is defined by § 6-8-602, W.S.1977. 1 A jury found Mr. Tillett guilty of the above charge on October 15, 1980, and sentence was entered on April 24, 1981. He frames the issues surrounding his conviction as follows:

1. Do words, name-calling and argument with police officers constitute interfering with police officers?

2. When a criminal statute requires that an act be done knowingly and willfully, are inferences contrary to direct testimony sufficient to…