Graham v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Isaac Graham and Victor LaCount, both inmates in the state prison at Reidsville, appeal their convictions of aggravated assault upon Leroy Holmes, another inmate.

On the evening of August 29, 1984, in the L-2 dormitory of the Reidsville prison, a fight occurred within the cellblock. A correctional officer saw the fight and alerted other guards. At the end of each cell-block is a small cell-like area called the “sallyport.” Correctional officers rushed into the sallyport and saw Graham and LaCount with homemade knives, called “shanks,” being used to stab Holmes. These…