State v. Davis

The defendant/petitioner, Lisa Marie Davis (hereinafter “Ms. Davis”), appeals a circuit court order affirming a magistrate court’s ruling that she obstructed a police officer in violation of W.Va.Code § 61-5-17(a) [2001].1 Ms. Davis admits that she lied to a police officer during the course of a felony investigation and admits that the false statement she gave was a violation of W.Va.Code § 61-5-17(c). She argues, however, that making a false statement to a police officer is not a violation of W.Va.Code § 61-5-17(a), and that her conviction should be overturned because she was charged under…