Skinner v. State

¶ 15. I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion adopted herein.

¶ 16. The Marshall County Circuit Court dismissed as meritless Skinner’s petition for post-conviction relief.

¶ 17. On November 27, 1990, Skinner was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Skinner appealed his armed robbery conviction to the Mississippi Supreme Court. While his appeal was pending, Skinner was assigned to the Marshall *223County Correctional Facility to serve his sentence.

¶ 18. On October 10, 1996, Skinner was involved in a fight…