Legal Opinion
Janice Michelle Wilcher v. State of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2017No. 2015-KA-01008-SCTPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, JUSTICE,
FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Janice Wilcher appeals her conviction in the Scott County Circuit Court for retaliation against a public servant in violation of Mississippi Code Section 97-9-127, for making a false representation of rape against Deputy Michael Townsend of the Scott County Sheriffs Department. Wilcher claims Section 97-9-127 is unconstitutionally vague. Wilcher further claims the State failed to prove that Deputy Townsend suffered any actual harm, as alleged in the indictment. Finding no merit in either issue, we affirm.
FACTS
¶2. Wilcher was indicted by the Scott County grand…
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