State v. Haynes

WEIER, Acting Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of a violation of § 564.610, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., which prohibits the carrying of a concealed weapon. His appeal is directed to a claimed improper instruction. We affirm.

Defendant was a passenger in a car stopped by police because of speeding. When an officer approached the side where defendant passenger was seated, he observed defendant with his right hand in a cardboard box. Defendant withdrew his right hand and closed the top flaps of the box with his left. When defendant got out of the car the officer observed what appeared to be a…