State v. Williams

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of possessing a knife on the premises of a Missouri penal institution, in violation of section 217.360.-1(4), RSMo. 1986.1 Defendant appeals, claiming: (1) the trial court erred by denying defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute; (2) the trial court erred by improperly instructing the jury; (3) the trial court erred by denying defendant’s motion for acquittal and motion for a new trial because there was insufficient evidence to show that the object in question was a weapon. We affirm.

Defendant, while an inmate at the Missouri…