Cullens v. State

991 So.2d 650 (2008)

Ray CULLENS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2007-KA-00854-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

September 23, 2008.

W. Daniel Hinchcliff, Leslie S. Lee, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, P.J., ROBERTS and CARLTON, JJ.

CARLTON, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Ray Cullens was indicted by a Lee County grand jury on July 19, 2005, for the kidnapping and aggravated assault of Jesus Rodriguez. After a jury trial in the Lee County Circuit Court, Cullens was convicted of both crimes. He was…