ELLIOTT v. STATE

No. 43801.

183 So.2d 805 (1966)

Scott ELLIOTT, alias Scotty Elliott v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G.H. McLean, Bell & McBee, Greenwood, for appellant.

Joe T. Patterson, Atty. Gen., by R. Hugo Newcomb, Sr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


INZER, Justice:

Appellant, Scott Elliott, Otis Nester and Philip Bennett were jointly indicted by the Grand Jury of Leflore County for the murder of Cecil Floyd, Jr. Appellant was granted a severance and was tried and convicted of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve a term of fifteen years in the state penitentiary, and from this conviction he appeals to this Court.

Appellant assigns the following as errors on the part of the trial court:

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