People v. Odom

Defendant Antoine Odom appeals as of right from his conviction by a jury of three counts of assault on a prison employee by an inmate. 1 The trial court sentenced Odom as a fourth-offense habitual offender 2 to concurrent prison terms of 5 to 15 years for each conviction. This case arose from an incident in a prison when Odom, while in the prison cafeteria, allegedly punched and spat on corrections officers. We affirm.

I BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sergeant Katoshia Watson testified that on December 12, 2004, she was working as “yard sergeant... responsible for yard activities and the…