State v. Palmer

Appellant, Wilfred Earl Palmer, appeals from a judgment of conviction after jury trial of criminal possession of a deadly weapon by a prisoner. The appeal arises from the District Court, Third Judicial District, County of Powell. We affirm.

In September, 1984, Palmer was an inmate at the Montana State Prison at Deer Lodge. Palmer resided, by himself, in cell Number 10 of “X” block which is a maximum security unit. On September 18, 1984, three officers at the prison conducted a routine spot check of the cells in the “X” block. Palmer was removed from his cell and was taken out in the “yard.”…