State v. Porter

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Tommie Porter appeals from his conviction for possession of a weapon about the premises of a correctional institution, § 217.360.1, RSMo 1986, for which he was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Specifically, Porter alleges error in the trial court’s refusal to give the jury an instruction on the defense of duress and in employing a video hookup between the penitentiary and the Cole County courtroom for purposes of sentencing.

The incident around which the charges against Porter revolved occurred at the Missouri State Penitentiary where Porter was an inmate. At around…