Ellis v. State

The plaintiff in error was jointly indicted with Herman Young, Hallie J. H. Ellis, alias Hallie Ellis, and William Young, on a charge of murder in the first degree. There was a severance and the defendants were given separate trials. Upon a trial plaintiff in error was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to be confined in the State prison at hard labor for a period of one year, To review the judgment imposing this sentence writ of error was taken from this court.

The sanity of the defendant at the time of the alleged homicide was a material issue at the trial, as was also an issue of…