People v. Lewis

Defendant, while an inmate at Jackson Prison, was stopped and searched by a prison guard for being out of his assignment area without a pass. The prison guard testified that he found an object concealed on the back of the defendant, which was described as a knife. The defendant then fled with the knife in his hand. During his flight, a corrections officer saw the defendant throw an object on top of an adjacent building. Two corrections officers proceeded to the roof of the building and discovered an object which was described as being a homemade knife with a taped handle. This was identified…