Conley v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On March 20, 2005, in the Grenada County Jail, Kenneth • Kendall and Sajid Tyler were in the same cell. Prior to lockdown, fellow inmates Antonio Conley, Eric Bullin and James Kinsey entered Kendall’s cell. An altercation ensued over cigarettes stolen by Kendall. Conley and Bullin began hitting and kicking Kendall on various parts of Kendall’s body, including his head. There was testimony that this assault lasted between fifteen and thirty minutes.

¶ 2. Approximately fifteen minutes after the assault, a guard noticed Kendall’s injuries.…