State v. Boclair

TURNAGE, Judge.

Herbert Boclair was found guilty by a jury of possession of a controlled substance, § 195.020, RSMo 1969. The court assessed punishment at confinement for five years.

On this appeal Boclair complains of the exclusion of evidence, contends his motion for acquittal should have been sustained and the court failed to give a required instruction. Affirmed.

Boclair was an inmate in the State penitentiary. In August, 1978, a banquet was held at the prison which was attended by a number of prisoners, including Boclair. The State’s evidence showed that at the conclusion of the banquet a…