State of Missouri v. Javontea Jones

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION FOUR STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED112161 ) Respondent, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Washington County v. ) Cause No. 21WA-CR00733-01 ) JAVONTEA JONES, ) Honorable Wendy Wexler-Horn ) Appellant ) Filed: November 26, 2024 Introduction A jury found Javontea Jones guilty of felony possession of an unlawful item at a prison under §221.111, RSMo Supp. 2019. The circuit court sentenced Jones to fifteen years’ imprisonment, to be served consecutively to Jones’s pre-existing sentences. Jones claims the circuit court plainly erred in…