Wilbourn v. State

The appellant, Bertha Frazier Wilbourn, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County of a misdemeanor, of willfully, knowingly and unlawfully uttering a falsehood with the calculated purpose of obstructing, opposing, and resisting the efforts of Sheriff Joe Ford in the investigation of the shooting and killing .of James S. Wilbourn, Sr., husband of appellant. From a sentence of thirty days in jail and a fine in the sum of $300, this appeal is taken.

The pertinent statute, Sec. 2294, Miss. Code 1942, Rec., provides:

“If any person or persons by threats or force, abuse or otherwise,…