Johnson v. State

Appellant, Betty Johnson, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Harrison County of the possession of burglar’s tools, and was sentenced to one year in jail. The relevant statute, Miss. Code 1942, Rec., Sec. 2044, provides: “It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession implements, tools, or instruments designed to aid in the commission of burglary, larceny or robbery; and on the conviction of any person thereof, he shall be punished by imprisonment. . . . The carrying concealed about one’s baggag'e, implements, tools, or instruments peculiarly adapted to aid in the commission of…