State v. McKee

BARNEY, Chief Judge.

Jerry I. McKee (“Appellant”) appeals from the Judgment of the Circuit Court of Jasper County which denied his “Motion to Set Aside Finding of Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect.” In order to clearly understand Appellant’s two points of error, discussed below, we first review the facts.

Appellant was originally charged with the Class D Felony of unlawful use of a weapon, § 571.030, RSMo Cum.Supp.1981, for exhibiting a knife in an angry or threatening manner in the presence of a police officer on June 6, 1982. As best we can discern from the record, Appellant…