State v. Ritchson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court, Third Judicial District, State of Montana, in and for the County of Powell. Following a jury trial on January 14, 1982, the defendant was found guilty of possession of a weapon by a prisoner. He was sentenced to ten years in the state prison to be served consecutively to the sentence he was serving at the time of this conviction.

The appellant, a prisoner in the Montana State Prison, was found in possession of a concealed nine-inch ice pick during a shakedown search. Before trial, appellant moved for a change of venue from Powell County,…