Ayers v. State

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Johnston county of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of 50 years.

This is a companion case to that of J. Arthur Keltner, No. 7949, decided at this sitting of the court. The defendant and Keltner were jointly charged with the murder of Ira Sanson. Being granted a severance, Keltner was tried first and found guilty, and thereafter this defendant was tried and found guilty.

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