Dixon v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Dixon appeals his conviction of the offense of unauthorized possession of a weapon by an inmate (OCGA § 42-5-63). The sole enumeration of error raises the sufficiency of the evidence. Held:

The State’s evidence is that on September 22, 1988, defendant was an inmate at the Lee County Correctional Institution. On that date defendant informed a rehabilitation counselor that he had a weapon on his person. The rehabilitation counselor summoned a correctional officer who searched defendant and found on his person a “shank” or improvised weapon, in this instance a…