STATE v. CARNEY

No. 33522.

663 S.E.2d 606 (2008)

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee v. Wanda CARNEY, Defendant Below, Appellant. State of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee v. Betty Jarvis, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided April 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Michael Sparks, Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Williamson, WV, for Appellee.

Lonnie C. Simmons, DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero, PLLC, Michael T. Clifford, Charleston, WV, for Appellants.


PER CURIAM:

Appellants Wanda Carney and Betty Jarvis seek to have this Court set aside their convictions for one count each of obstructing a police officer and conspiracy to obstruct a police officer on grounds that insufficient evidence was adduced at trial to sustain the convictions. While the obstruction statute under which they were convicted1 requires conduct that is either forcible or illegal which operates to hinder or obstruct...

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