Morris v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. While out of prison on earned-release supervision (ERS), Darrell R. Morris physically fought with his father-in-law, Joseph Lambert, which resulted in Lambert being sent to the hospital for medical treatment. Morris was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault, and the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) scheduled a revocation hearing. Despite evidence presented to support Morris’s claim of self-defense, the MDOC ruled that Morris had violated a condition of his ERS status by fighting with another person, and Morris was sent back to prison to…