STATE v. TOWNES

No. KCD 26967.

522 S.W.2d 22 (1974)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Sonny TOWNES, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

Motion for Rehearing or for Transfer Denied February 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Nacy, Jr., Asst. Circuit Public Defender, Jefferson City, for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Blackmar, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before DIXON, C. J., and SHANGLER, WASSERSTROM and TURNAGE, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing or for Transfer to Supreme Court Denied February 18, 1975.

SHANGLER, Judge.

The defendant Townes, an inmate of the Missouri State Penitentiary was indicted under § 216.460, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., for the offense of offering violence to a prison guard. He was convicted by a jury and given punishment of two additional years imprisonment.

The evidence was that Townes, an inmate serving ten years for first degree robbery, was working...

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