State v. Cooksey

GAITAN, Judge.

Percy Cooksey was convicted of unlawful use of a weapon under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 571.030.1(4) (1986), by a Cole County jury. Cooksey (appellant) appeals the conviction arguing that: (1) the jury panel did not reflect the racial composition of the community and thus denied him a jury selected from a cross-section of the community in violation of the United States and Missouri constitutions; and (2) the trial court erred in submitting verdict directors without a cross reference to the affirmative defense instructions.

Appellant was involved in an altercation with another inmate while…